Question

1. Hiro has 18 highlighters, which is 4 fewer than Martin has. How many markers

does Martin have?



what are the steps???

Answer 1

Let's use algebra to solve this problem:

Let's use the variable "m" to represent the number of markers that Martin has.

We know that Hiro has 4 fewer highlighters than Martin, so we can set up an equation:

18 = m - 4

This equation says that the number of markers Martin has (m) minus 4 is equal to the number of highlighters that Hiro has (18).

To solve for "m", we can add 4 to both sides of the equation:

18 + 4 = m

Simplifying this gives us:

22 = m

So Martin has 22 markers.