Question

For two days in a row, Windstone rescued tadpoles from a puddle. He rescued 54 on Friday. This is 17 less Then the number he rescued on Saturday. Write and solve a subtraction equation to find how many tadpoles he rescued on Saturday.

Answer 1

71 tadpoles

Explanation:

let 't' represent the number of tadpoles he rescued on Saturday.

According to the problem,

Windstone rescued 54 on Friday.

If the number rescued on Friday is 17 less than the number he rescued on Saturday.

The equation to find the number of tadpoles he rescued on Saturday will be:

t-17 = 54

Further solving for 't'

t= 54+17

t= 71

Therefore, Windstone Rescued 71 tadpoles on Saturday

Answer 2

71 tadpoles

Explanation:

Windstone rescued 54 on Friday.

Let the number rescued on Saturday =x

The number rescued on Friday is 17 less than the number he rescued on Saturday.

This is written as:

• 54=x-17

To solve for x, we add 17 to both sides of the equation

• 54+17=x-17+17
• 71=x
• x=71

Windstone Rescued 71 tadpoles on Saturday