Question

Cate and Elena were playing a card game. The stack of cards in the

middle had 24 cards in it to begin with. Cate added 8 cards to the
stack. Elena then took 12 cards from the stack. Finally, Cate took
9 cards from the stack. How many cards were left in the stack?

Answer 1

11

Explanation:

24 + 8 - ( 12 + 9 )

= 32 - 21

= 11

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Answer 2

11

Explanation:

So you first start off with 24, then you add 8 cards and take away 12 + 9 cards, making the equation:

24 + 8 - (12 + 9)

= 32 - 21

= 11