Question

Which strategy would not correctly solve this story problem? Ms. Bailey's cat had 10 kittens. There were 5 white kittens, 3 black kittens, and the rest were brown. How many kittens were brown? A. Translate into an equation. 5 + 3 + k = 10 B. Use logical reasoning. There are 10 kittens. Subtract 5 (the number of white kittens) and 3 (the number of black kittens). The remaining kittens are brown. C. Draw a diagram. Draw 10 kittens. Cross out 5 of the kittens, then cross out 3 kittens. Circle the remaining kittens. D. Work backward. There are 10 kittens. Add 5 for the number of white kittens and another 3 for the number of black kittens. The total is the number of brown kittens.

Answer 1

D would not correctly solve the problem it is adding more kittens instead of eliminating the ones already known