The Greens had a 20 pound bag of bird seed in their garage. Mice got into the bag and ate some of the seed. The Greens then bought an 8 pound bag of seed and put all the seed into a metal container. they

Babsdoc asked Aug 19, 2023

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Babsdoc asked Aug 19, 2023

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28 votes

Answer:

4 pounds

Explanation:

In algebra, the amount the mice ate is x:

20 - x + 8 = 24

28 = 24 + x

4 = x

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