Question

A pet store usually keeps 12 birds per cage, and

there are 7 birds in the cage now. The equation
7 + x = 12 can be used to find the remaining
number of birds x that can be placed in the
cage. What is the solution of the equation?​

Answer 1

5

Explanation:

One step equation. You would subtract 7 from 12 to get 5 because x would be alone now.