Question

Jeffrey started collecting lunch boxes when he was 5 years old. He had 32 superhero lunch boxes, 11 outer space lunch boxes, and 28 rock band lunch boxes. Then Jeffrey's cousin started her own lunch box collection. Jeffrey wanted to help her get started, so he gave his cousin 32 lunch boxes from his collection. How many lunch boxes does Jeffrey have left in his collection?

Answer 1

Jeffrey has 39 lunch boxes left in his collection.

Explanation:

Jeffrey started with 32 superhero lunch boxes, 11 outer space lunch boxes, and 28 rock band lunch boxes, for a total of 32 + 11 + 28 = 71 lunch boxes.After giving his cousin 32 lunch boxes, Jeffrey's collection is reduced by that amount: 71 - 32 = 39 lunch boxes.