The number of cherries left is 26
Ely has 54 strawberries now
Solution:
Given that, Ely has a bag of 42 strawberries. She eats 16 strawberries
To find: Number of cherries left
From given,
Total number of strawberries = 42
Number of strawberries eaten = 16
Therefore,
Number of cherries left = Total number of strawberries - Number of strawberries eaten
Number of cherries left = 42 - 16 = 26
Thus, number of cherries left is 26
The next day she goes to the store and buys 28 more cherries
Number of cherries bought = 28
Therefore,
Total number of cherries she has now = number of cherries left + Number of cherries bought
Total number of cherries she has now = 26 + 28 = 54
Thus she has 54 strawberries now