Question

Suhas had 49 comic books. he got a few more comic books as a gift on his birthday. He gave a comic books to his sister. Now he has 51 comic books in total. How many comic books did Suhas get as a birthday gift?

Answer 1

Let's call the number of comic books Suhas received as a birthday gift "x."

Initially, Suhas had 49 comic books. Then he received "x" more comic books as a gift, so he had 49 + x comic books. After giving 1 comic book to his sister, he had a total of 51 comic books.

So, we can write the equation:

49 (initially) + x (gift) - 1 (given to sister) = 51 (total)

Now, let's solve for x:

49 + x - 1 = 51

Combine like terms:

48 + x = 51

Subtract 48 from both sides:

x = 51 - 48

x = 3

Suhas received 3 comic books as a birthday gift.

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