Question

Lilah counts 54 birds at the park. She count 6 in her yard. Lilah uses breaking apart to find the total number of birds. What is the unknown number in Lilah’s equation?

Answer 1

The unknown number in Lilah's equation is the number of birds in the park. If she counted 6 in her yard and the total count is 54, the equation can be represented as:

6

+

unknown number

=

54

6+unknown number=54

To find the unknown number, Lilah can use the inverse operation of addition, which is subtraction. Therefore, the unknown number can be found by subtracting 6 from 54:

54

−

6

=

48

54−6=48

So, the unknown number in Lilah's equation is 48, which represents the number of birds in the

Answer 2

Answer: To find the unknown number, we can subtract the number of birds in Lilah's yard (6) from the total number of birds she counted (54). So, the equation would be: Total number of birds at the park = Total number of birds counted - Number of birds in Lilah's yard Unknown number = 54 - 6 Unknown number = 48 Therefore, the unknown number in Lilah's equation is 48.

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