Question

Megan has some cards. She gives away 8 cards. Now she has 41 cards.

How many cards did Megan start with? Enter the answer in the box.

Answer 1

49

Explanation:

In the end, if she now has 41 cards you have to do inverse operation. Since you subtracted to take away those 8 cards she gave away, you have to add back in 8 cards to the 41 if you want to find what she had before. So, 8 + 41 = 49

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Answer 2

c = 49

Explanation:

Let c = number of cards originally

give away 8 cards

c-8

Now she has 41

c-8 = 41

Add 8 to each side

c-8+8 = 41+8

c = 49