Question

8.

Mr. Patton has 53 cups of soil for à science project. He used 24 on Monday and 12 on Tuesday. Mrs. McLean took 1 because she ran out.
How much was left?
15
38
36
53.00
0.10

Answer 1

Mr. Patton initially had 53 cups of soil, after using some and Mrs. McLean taking 1 cup, he was left with 16 cups of soil.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mr. Patton started with 53 cups of soil for a science project. During the course of two days, he used some of this soil for the project: 24 cups on Monday and 12 cups on Tuesday. Additionally, Mrs. McLean took 1 cup because she ran out, resulting in a further reduction of the total soil. To find out how much soil was left, we subtract the amounts used on each day and by Mrs. McLean from the initial quantity.

Starting with 53 cups, we subtract the soil used on Monday (24 cups):

• 53 cups - 24 cups = 29 cups left after Monday

Next, we subtract the soil used on Tuesday (12 cups):

• 29 cups - 12 cups = 17 cups left after Tuesday

Lastly, we subtract the cup taken by Mrs. McLean:

• 17 cups - 1 cup = 16 cups left

Therefore, after all the given transactions, Mr. Patton had 16 cups of soil remaining for his science project.