Question

Bernard had 15 red notebooks, 17 blue notebooks and 19 white

notebooks. He gave some of them to Tom and had 5 left. How
many notebooks did Bernard give Tom?

Answer 1

if you add all of the books you get 51. it’s says he had five left so subtract 5 from 51 and you get 46. he gave 46 to tom

Answer 2

He gave 46 to Tom

Explanation:

He started is 51 notebooks- 15 + 17 + 19 = 51

He then gave some away until he only had 5 left 51 - 5 = 46

He gave 46 to Tom