Question

Erin and Jamie are collecting shells while the tide is out Erin has 27 shells and she has 9 more shells than Jamie write an equation for this situation and find how many shells Jamie has collected

Answer 1

27-9= 18

Explanation:

Erin's total shells is 27, her total is 9 more shells than Jamie has. Thus you subtract 9 from 27 to get the number of shells Jamie collected.