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Lorenzo went to the store with 20$. He bought some cans of soup for 2$ each and a gallon of milk for 3$. He had 1$ left over.

This equation gives s, the number of cans of soup that he bought.

2s + 3 = 20 - 1

How many cans of soup did Lorenzo buy?

11

7

9

8

1 Answer

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2s + 3 = 19
2s = 16
s = 8
He can buy 8 cans of soup.
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