Question

gia got some books from the library yesterday. she got five books after returning three. Gia now has six books. how many library books did Gia begin with?

Answer 1

Gia began with four books

Answer 2

Answer:

Gia started with 4 books.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Gia got B books from the library yesterday.

She got five books after returning three, so the expression for the books will be (B - 3 + 5).

Gia now has number of books = 6

Therefore, The equation will be

(B - 3 + 5) = 6

B + 2 = 6

B + 2 - 2 = 6 - 2

B = 4 Books

Therefore, Gia started with 4 books.