Question

Carrie. Hugo, and Zane fold some paper stars. Carrie folds 5 more stars than Zane. Zane folds 6 more stars than Hugo. How many more stars does Carrie fold than Hugo?

Answer 1

Answer:

11 stars

Step-by-step explanation:

From the first statement, we have:

$Carrie = 5 + Zane$

From the second, we have:

$Zane = 6 + Hugo$

To get the number of start Carrie has than Hugo:

Substitute 6 + Hugo for Zane in $Carrie = 5 + Zane$

$Carrie = 5 + 6 + Zane$

$Carrie = 11 + Zane$

This means that Carrie has 11 more than Zane