Question

Pedro made a pot of coffee for some friends. he served 34 ounces to his friends and then measured that there were 20 ounces leftover. How much coffee did Pedro make? ​

Answer 1

54

Explanation:

34+20= 54 ounces of coffee

Answer 2

Pedro made 54 ounces of coffee in total.

Explanation:

Identify what you know:

1) Pedro gave his friend 34 ounces of coffee.

2) There was 20 ounces of coffee left over after!

So, we need to add the amount of coffee that his friend had, to the amount that's left, to get the total amount that he made.

Let's make an equation, where x equals the total amount!

34 + 20 = x

OR

x - 34 - 20 = 0

Hope this helps!