Question

Jerritt had 15 beef sticks. Leonard gave him some more. Than Jerritt

had 42 beef sticks. How many beef sticks did Leonard give to Jerritt?

Answer 1

27

Explanation:

Let x represent the number of beef sticks given to Jerrit by Leonard.

Let's calculate!

42 = 15 + x

42 - 15 = x

27 = x

x = 27

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