Question

write an equation and then solve. check your solution. Devonte has a large alternative rock CD collection. he loaned out 24 of his CDs to his friends. if he has 35 CDs left in his possession, write and solve an equation to find how many alternative rock CDs Devonte has in collection.

Answer 1

we use x to stand for the total amount of cd, we know he loaned out 24 so we subtract 24 from x and that gives us 35
x-24=35
+24 +24
x=59