Question

Old McDonald harvested 4 pumpkins this year. His neighbour gave him a few more, and now he has 12. How many pumpkins was McDonald given?​

Answer 1

8 pumpkins

Explanation:

old McDonald had 4 already

his neighbour gave him a few

this means the number of pumpkins he was given is unknown

lets represent the unknown pumpkins as x

so

total number minus the harvested one

which is 12-4=8

so he the number of pumpkin given to him by his neighbour equals 8

Answer 2

8 Pumpkins

Explanation:

To determine how many pumpkins Old McDonald was given by his neighbor, we can subtract the number of pumpkins Old McDonald initially harvested from the total number of pumpkins he currently has.

Number of pumpkins Old McDonald was given = Total number of pumpkins - Number of pumpkins McDonald harvested initially

Given that Old McDonald harvested 4 pumpkins this year and currently has 12 pumpkins, we can calculate:

Number of pumpkins McDonald was given = 12 - 4 = 8

Therefore, Old McDonald was given 8 pumpkins by his neighbor.