Question

Twenty-three girls tried out for the cheerleading squad. Only 12 could be chosen for the team. How many girls were not selected?

Answer 1

Answer: 11 girls were not selected.

Explanation:

First let's find out how many girls their were in total. In this case their are 23.

Let's subtract 12 from 23. That ends up to be 11. (subtract 23 from 11 / 11 from 23)

-23

-12

-------

11

Answer 2

What we know:

- Twenty-three girls tried out for the cheerleading squad.

- Only 12 girls will be chosen for the team.

Answer and Explanation:

The answer is 11 because,

When trying to find out how many girl's that where not selected you just simply subttact 23 from 12.

23-12=11

That being said, the answer is 11.