Question

A restaurant used 231 eggs last week. Of these, 46 were brown in color. The remaining eggs were white in color. Which equation can be used to solve for w, the number of white eggs used last week?

Answer 1

46+w=231

w=185

# brown eggs (46) + # white eggs (w) = total # of eggs (231)

Answer 2

Answer:

231 - 46 = 185

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that the restaurant used 231 eggs last week. (That's a lot!)

That is out starting point. It doesn't change.

Then, it says 46 are brown eggs.

To find the number of white eggs, we know it must equal to 231 when added to the 46 brown eggs. Or, 46 + ? = 231.

So, we do the opposite operation of addition; subtraction.

Like this:

231 eggs - 46 brown = ? white eggs.

That equals 185 white eggs.

Keep up the EGGcellent work! ;)

-Bella,

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