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Cornelius is saving money to buy a jacket that costs $47. He has already saved $25. Write and solve an equation to find out how much more money Cornelius needs to save .

User Oleg Somov
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you get have to subtract $47-$25=22
so your answer is 22
User Ryan Glenn
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You already know how much he already has so you start out with so

25+x=47
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