Question

Mary had 20 potatoes. She gave Lisa 3. How many potatoes does Mary have now?

Answer 1

17 potatoes

Explanation:

Our task is to find how many potatoes Mary has now.

If Mary had 20 potatoes, and she gave Lisa 3 of them, then she has:

20 - 3 = 17 potatoes

Therefore, Mary has 17 potatoes.

Answer 2

17 potatoes

• No. of potatoes Mary had = 20
• No. of potatoes she gave go Lisa = 3
• No. of potatoes she is left with now = 20-3 = 17

Therefore,Mary has a total of 17 potatoes with herself after giving 3 to Lisa.