Question

There are 32 students in Jenna's class.

Jenna brought in 13 cupcakes. Which
equation can be used to find the number
of cupcakes the class still needs (n) so that
everyone will get one?

Answer 1

You can either use 13 + n= 32 or 32 - n= 13

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Of the 27 students in class, only 12 have cupcakes, so to determine the amount of students who still need cupcakes, we subtract the number of those who have them, so the equation should look like

27 - 12 = n

n = 15

Explanation: