Question

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At their going-out-of-business sale, Bill's Bikes sold 39 bikes and had 55 left. Which equation could be used to find x, the number of bikes the store had originally?
A.
x - 55 = 39
B.
x + 39 = 55
C.
x - 39 = -55
D.
x + 55 = -39

Answer 1

Its A x - 55 = 39

Explanation:

x - 55 = 39

x = 39 + 55

x = 94

This is correct as they sold 39 and kept 55

This means they had 94 to begin with.

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