Question

2. Rosa sees 3 goats in a pen. She sees 37 more goats go into the pen. Then she sees 14 goats leave the pen. How many goats are left in the pen?

Answer 1

Step 1

Rosa sees 3 goats in a pen, 37 more goats go into the pen and 14 goats leave the pen.

Required; To find how many goats are left in the pen.

Step 2

Find how many goats were in the pen altogether

`3+\text{ 37 = }40\text{ goats}`

Step 3

Calculate the number of goats left in the pen

`40goats-14\text{ goats that left = 26 goats}`

Hence, there will be 26 goats left in the pen.