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Write and solve an equation. On Monday Anna picked some apples. On Tuesday she picked 15 more apples than on Monday. If Anna picked 32 apples on Tuesday, how many apples, a, did…

Write and solve an equation. On Monday Anna picked some apples. On Tuesday she picked 15 more apples than on Monday. If Anna picked 32 apples on Tuesday, how many apples, a, did…
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Write and solve an equation. On Monday Anna picked some apples. On Tuesday she picked 15 more apples than on Monday. If Anna picked 32 apples on Tuesday, how many apples, a, did she pick on Monday? Solve for a. Enter your answer in the box.

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17!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

User Victor Chubukov
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a = the number of apples Anna picked on Monday
a +15 = the number of apples Anna picked on Tuesday.
since we know that she picked a total of 32 apples on Tuesday, we can rewrite the equation as: a+15=32
we subtract 15 from both sides to get 17.
17 = the number of apple Anna picked on Monday
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