Question

Courtney sold 40 cantaloupes at the farmers' market and had 23 left. Which equation could be used to find x, the number of cantaloupes Courtney had originally?

Answer 1

Answer:

The equation that could be used to find $x$, the number of cantaloupes Courtney had originally is $x-40=23$ and the original number of cantaloupes are $63$.

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of cantaloupes sold $=40$.

Number of cantaloupes left $=23$.

Let Courtney had $x$ cantaloupes originally.

After selling $40$ cantaloupes out of the total number of cantaloupes, Courtney is left with $23$ cantaloupes.

So, the equation is $x-40=23$.

$\Rightarrow x=23+40$

$\Rightarrow x=63$

Hence, the equation that could be used to find $x$, the number of cantaloupes Courtney had originally is $x-40=23$ and the original number of cantaloupes are $63$.