Question

Kelly sees some fish at the pet shop . A man buys 2 fish .a boy buys 4 fish . Now there are 3 fish . How many fish did Kelly see at first?

Answer 1

There were 9 fish at first.

Answer 2

Rewrite the question in an "equation way":

(some fish) = (man buys) + (boy buys) + (left)

(some fish) = 2 + 4 + 3

(some fish) = 9

Kelly saw 9 fish at first.