Question

Andrea runs a fruit store. She started Sunday with 20 cherries in stock. During

the day, she sold 17 cherries and got a shipment of fresh cherries. The
shipment contained 4 times as many cherries as she started the day with.
How many cherries does Andrea have in stock at the end of the day?

Answer 1

Andrea has 83 cherries in stock at the end of the day.

Explanation:

starts with 20 cherries

sold 17 cherries

3 cherries remain

get 4 times as many she starts with 20×4= 80

80 + the 3 that remained