Question

Daily Word Problem

Elena has 5 boxes of donuts. Each box has 10 donuts in it.
She gives one box to her bus driver. She gives two boxes to
the school principal. She takes the rest to her classroom to
share with her classmates.
How many donuts does she have to share with her
classmates?
Show your work.

Answer 1

Answer: 20

Explanation:

5 x 10 = 50 Donuts

50 Donuts - 10 for the Bus driver

40 Donuts - 20 for the school principal

=20

She can share 20 Donuts with her classmates.

Answer 2

Answer: 20

Explanation:

5 boxes with 10, 10, 10, 10, and 10 donuts in each box.

She gives one box away, so that is 50-10=40

Then she gives 2 boxes away, which is 40-20=20, so she has 20 donuts left to share with her classmates.