Question

Sara had 39 peaches and 25 pears left at her roadside fruit stand. She went to the orchard and picked more to stock up the stand. There are now 87 peaches at the stand, how many did she pick?

Answer 1

Sara picked 48 peaches.

Explanation:

Sara originally had 39 peaches, but after picking more, she had 87 peaches.

If x is the number of peaches she picked, then:

x + 39 = 87

x = 48 peaches