Question

Lily has 4 fewer ribbons than Dora. Lily has 7 ribbons . How many ribbons does Dora have ?

Answer 1

Let L represent the number of ribbons Lily has and D be the amount of ribbons Dora has.

Since Lily has 4 fewer ribbons than Dora, the amount of ribbons Lily has can be represented as this:

L = D - 4

Because Lily has 7 ribbons, you can plug in 7 for L:

7 = D - 4

When you solve for the amount of ribbons Dora has (D), which is done by adding 4 to both sides, you get D = 11.

Therefore, Dora has 11 ribbons.