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Marysya12 [62]
3 years ago
9

Do you have to subtarct or add if borrowing in a word problem

Mathematics
1 answer:
ruslelena [56]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

You subtract

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Borrowing Word Problem

Required

Do you add or subtract?

Take the following illustration as a point of reference:

<em>You have 5 pens. Your friend borrowed 2 pens. How many pens do you have left?</em>

<em></em>

From above:

Initially, you have 5

you lend your friend 2

Then, you have: (5 - 2) left

i.e. 3 pens left

<em>In conclusion, you have to subtract</em>

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