Question

Fred bought a box of wooden popsicle sticks so that he could make a jewelry box for his mom. He used 58 popsicle sticks to make the jewelry box. Fred has 34 popsicle sticks left. Let p represent how many popsicle sticks were in the box to start. Which equation models the problem?

Answer 1

p - 34 = 58

Explanation:

Given

Initial number of popsicle sticks in the box to start = p

Amount used = 58 popsicle sticks

Amount left = 34 popsicle sticks

The equation that models the problem is expressed as;

Initial popsicle sticks in the box = Amount used + amount left

Substitute the given values;

p = 58 + 34

p - 34 = 58

hence the required model is p - 34 = 58