Question

Sarah went to the farmers market because she needed 5 more apples for her Granny’s jam recipe. The recipe calls for 32 apples. How many apples did Sarah have before her trip to the farmers market? Please define a variable, then write and solve an equation for this scenario. Show all of your work step by step.

Answer 1

Well you do 32-5, which would equal 27 apples before she went to the farmers market. a variable would be 32. and an equation for this scenario would be 32=X+5

Answer 2

the correct ansewer is 32=x + 5