Question

It takes 43 facial muscles to frown. This is 26 more muscles than it takes to smile. Write an equation to find the number of muscles it takes to smile.

Answer 1

It takes 17 muscles to smile

Explanation:

It takes 43 facial muscles to frown.

This is 26 more than the muscles required to smile.

It follows that The muscles required to smile are 26 less than 43 or,

Muscles required to smile = 43 - 26

Muscles required to smile = 17 muscles

Hence it takes 17 muscles to smile