Question

ken bought 4 apples.juan bought 3 more apples then ken.jane bought 1 less apple then ken. how many apples did they buy together

Answer 1

The answer is 14 total apples.

Explanation:

How can we solve this?

First, we must write down what we know.

Ken apples = 4

Juan apples = 3 more than Ken's

Jane apples = 1 less than Ken's

Question = how many total apples are there

Now that we have written down what we know, we can begin assembling the equation.

Since Juan has 3 more apples than Ken, that means we are adding three apples to Ken's number and the sum will be the amount of apples Juan has.

4 + 3 = Juan's apples.

4 + 3 = 7

Juan has 7 apples.

1 less apple than Ken's amount will be Jane's number of apples. Less means taking away, so we are subtracting.

4 - 1 = Jane's apples

4 - 1 = 3

Jane has 3 apples.

Now, we must answer the question, how many apples did they buy together.

Ken's apples + Juan's apples + Jane's apples = total amount of apples.

4 + 7 + 3 =

11 + 3 =

14 apples

So, the answer is 14 total apples.