Question

Asha and Jamal are selling plants to raise money for their soccer team. They started out with 45 plants. They sold some plants and now they have 21 plants left.

Asha wrote the equation 45 – p = 21 to find the number of plants they sold. Jamal wrote the equation 21 + p = 45 to find the number of plants sold.
Whose equation will find the number of plants sold?
A. Asha’s equation.
B. Jamal’s equation.
C. Both equations will find the correct solution.
D. Neither equation will find the correct solution.

Answer 1

Asha : 45 - p = 21......this is correct

Jamal : 21 + p = 45....this is also correct

both equations will find the correct solution <==

45 - p = 21                    21 + p = 45
-p = 21 - 45                   p = 45 - 21
-p = - 24                        p = 24
p = 24