Question

Keisha had a bag of ribbons. she took 29 ribbons out of the bag. then there were 17 ribbon still in the bag. how many ribbons were in the back to start?

Answer 1

29 plus 17 equals 46.

Answer 2

Total ribbons would be the sum of two numbers.

So, x = 29 + 17 = 46

In short, Your Answer would be: 46 ribbons

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