Question

Courtney sold 40 cantaloupes at the farmers' market and had 23 left. Which equation could be used to find x, the number of cantaloupes Courtney had originally?

Answer 1

The equation that could be used to find
`x`, the number of cantaloupes Courtney had originally is
`x-40=23` and the original number of cantaloupes are
`63`.

Explanation:

Number of cantaloupes sold
`=40`.

Number of cantaloupes left
`=23`.

Let Courtney had
`x` cantaloupes originally.

After selling
`40` cantaloupes out of the total number of cantaloupes, Courtney is left with
`23` cantaloupes.

So, the equation is
`x-40=23`.

`\Rightarrow x=23+40`

`\Rightarrow x=63`

Hence, the equation that could be used to find
`x`, the number of cantaloupes Courtney had originally is
`x-40=23` and the original number of cantaloupes are
`63`.