Question

Cate and Elena were playing a card game. The stack of cards in the middle had 24 cards in it to begin with. Cate added 6 cards to the stack. Elena then took 12 cards from the stack. Finally, Cate took 5 cards from the stack. How many cards were left in the stack?
There were
cards left in the stack.

Answer 1

13, start with 24, right? 24 plus 6 is 30. 30 minus 12 is 18. 18 minus 5 is 13.

Answer 2

Answer:

13 cards are left in the stack