Question

A baby elephant weighs 1400 pounds, which is 7,437 pounds less than her mother. Write an equations to express the weight of the mother.

Answer 1

1400+7437= weight of mother


Why?

If the baby weighs 1400

And that is 7437 less than the mother,

simply add the two weights


The weight of the mother is 8837

And the equation is 1400+7437=x

x is the mother's weight