Question

Antonio has a total of 55 marbles. He has 15 green marbles and 12 red marbles. The rest of the marbles are blue. How many blue marbles does he have?
A student solves this problem by writing an equation. Which strategy could help check the student’s answer?

Answer 1

Step 1: Create Equation: 12+15+x=55

Step 2: Solve it: you will get x=28

Step 3: You could check it by plugging your answer in.

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