Question

Carrie. Hugo, and Zane fold some paper stars. Carrie folds 5 more stars than Zane. Zane folds 6 more stars than Hugo. How many more stars does Carrie fold than Hugo?

Answer 1

11 stars

Explanation:

From the first statement, we have:

`Carrie = 5 + Zane`

From the second, we have:

`Zane = 6 + Hugo`

To get the number of start Carrie has than Hugo:

Substitute 6 + Hugo for Zane in
`Carrie = 5 + Zane`

`Carrie = 5 + 6 + Zane`

`Carrie = 11 + Zane`

This means that Carrie has 11 more than Zane