Question

Zap has a bag of cherries . He gives away 18 cherries to Tim and 18 cherries to Janet . Now he has 25 cherries . How many cherries did Zak have at the start.

Answer 1

Answer:

Zak had 61 cherries at the start.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of cherries be 'x'.

Given:

Number of cherries given to Tim = 18

Number of cherries given to Janet = 18

Number of cherries left = 25

Total number of cherries given = Number of cherries of Tim + Jane = 18 + 18 = 36

Number of cherries left = Total number of cherries - Total number given = $x-36$

Now, as per question:

Number of cherries left = 25

Therefore,

$x-36=25$

Adding 36 both sides, we get:

$x-36+36=25+36\\\\x=61$

Therefore, the total number of cherries that Zak had at the start were 61.