Question

The Candy Store held a raffle, and Matt won the grand prize. He won a gift card to the store, as well as a bag of giant lollipops. He gave 21 lollipops to his friends, and he kept the remaining 7 lollipops.

Which equation can be solved for n to find the total number of lollipops in the bag?


A) n / 21 = 7
B) n - 21 = 7
C) n + 21 = 7
D) 21n = 7

Answer 1

the answer is B.
There are 21 lollipops that he is giving away and the starting point is n

Answer 2

B) n - 21 = 7

Explanation:

Matt started with
`n` lollipops, and gave 21 away and was left with 7.

This gives us the equation
`n - 21 = 7`.