Question

#1 QuestionFor the appetizers, She needs to make 750 minimeat pies . She divided her crew into 3 teams . If the first team made 235 , and the second made 275 . How many pies should the third team make ?

Answer 1

Since the crews need to make a total of 750 pies, and the first crew made 235, the second one made 275, then the third one has to make "X" pies.

We can write then the following math equation to solve for the unknown:

235 + 275 + X = 750

combine the numbers on the left of the equal sign

510 + X = 750

now subtract 510 from both sides of the equal sign to isolate "X"on the left

X = 750 - 510

X = 240

So the third crew has to make 240 pies to get to the total that are needed.