Question

What minus 5 equals 1

Answer 1

Answer: You must be saying ? - 5 = 1.

The answer is 6.

Real World Situation:

If Tom has 1 cookie, then Michael gave 5 cookies to Tom. Tom has ? cookies now.

How many cookies does Tom have in total?

Step 1: Write out your problem.

? - 5 = 1

Step 2: Use your numbers given and then use the operation which is Subtraction, but go the opposite.

1 + 5 = 6.

So, your answer is 6. (Let me know if I made a mistake.)