Question

1. 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

5+x=32
x= the number of apples Sarah had before
5+x=32
subtract 5 from both sides
x=27