Question

A jar contains 18 strawberry 24 cherry and 19 lime flavored candies the rest are chocolate
There are 82 candies in all
If n represents the number of chocolates in the jar what equation could you use to find n

Answer 1

18+24+19=61
82-61=21 chocolate
n=total candies-(strawberry+cherry+lime)
n=82-(18+24+19)
n=82-61
n=21