Question

Sam has some red and yellow cubes. She has 20 cubes in total. She has 8 more yellow cubes than red ones. How many red cubes does she have?

Answer 1

20-8=12

Explanation:

let the red cubes be x,

total cubes=20

yellow cubes=x+8

according to question,

x+8=20

x=20-8

x=12

hence, sam has 12 cubes

Answer 2

12

Explanation:

because if she has 8 more red cubes that yellow than that would mean it would become 12