Question

Sandy has 8 markers. Alex has 6 fewer markers than sandy. Jill has 2 markers. How many markers do they have in all? Show your work. Then explain how you found the answer.

Answer 1

so alex would have 2 markers plus jills 2 markers plus 8 markers is 12 markers all together, feel free to comment if you don't understand fully, and i will try to better my explanation

Answer 2

If sandy has 8 and alex has 6 fewer than alex has 2. Since Jill has 2 then you add 8 plus 2 plus 2 which equals 12. So there is 12 all together