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Question 1: 11 ptsMary baked 34 muffins on a Sunday. She gave 17 of them to her neighbor. Identify an equation and its solutionthat shows the number of muffins she had left.O x-17 = 34; 17 muffinsOx + 51 = 34; 17 muffinsO x+ 17 = 34; 17 muffinsO 7x = 34; 2 muffins

Answer 1

The total number of muffins baked by Mary is 34 muffins.

If she gives her neighbor 17, let us assume that the amount left is x muffins.

The sum of 17 and x will give us the total number of muffins, which is 34. Therefore, we have the equation representing this situation to be:

`x+17=34`

We can solve for x by subtracting 17 from both sides of the equation:

`\begin{gathered} x+17-17=34-17 \\ x=17 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the correct option is the THIRD OPTION.