Question

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Liang bought a basket of apples to make pies for her friends. The basket of apples weighed ppp pounds. Before she had time to make the pies, she ate 3 pounds of apples. There are 17 pounds of apples left to make pies.
Write an equation to describe this situation.
What was the total weight of the basket of apples?

Answer 1

Equation: p - 3 = 17

Weight of basket of apples = 20 pounds

Explanation:

Given that:

Weight of basket of apples = p

Weight of apples eaten by Liang = 3 pounds

Weight of left apples = 17 pounds

According to given statement.

p - 3 = 17

Adding 3 on both sides

p - 3 + 3 = 17 + 3

p = 20 pounds

Hence,

Equation: p - 3 = 17

Weight of basket of apples = 20 pounds