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Which steps could be used to solve this story problem? Jordan was harvesting his garden vegetables. He put them in boxes after he picked them. He had 178 pea pods, 48 green peppers, and 94 red peppers. There were 21 red peppers that were shriveled so he threw them away. How many peppers does Jordan have now? A. Subtract 21 from 94. Then add the difference to 48. B. Multiply 48 × 21. Then subtract 21 from the product. C. Add 48 to 178. Then subtract 21 from the sum. D. Subtract 48 from 94. Then add the difference to 21.

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its C, i looked it up.
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i think the answer is c beacause it sounds better to add them all togeter then subtract them
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