Question

PLEASE help Mr. Tanaka needs to dig 24 holes to put up fence posts around his lawn. He has already dug 10 holes. Which equations can be used to find how many holes, h, Mr. Tanaka has left to dig?

24-h=10
10+h+24
h-24=10
24+10=h
h+10=24

Answer 1

h+10=24

Explanation:

h+10=24

collect like trems

h= 24-10

subtract the numbers to find h

h=14

Answer 2

h + 10 = 24

Explanation:

h = 24 - 10

h = 14