Question

Amanda has an unknown amount of balloons, 3 of them fly away, and has 8 balloons remaining. Write an equation to show how many balloons she started

out with.

Answer 1

3-x=8

Explanation:

x is how many she started with.

X=11

Answer 2

x=8+3

x=11

Explanation:

You add the amount of balloons she has with the amount she lost to equal the amount she started with.