Question

Write an equation for the following word problem.

Tyrone ate 16 hamburgers today, Tyrone's plate had a total of 24 hamburgers on it. How many hamburgers did Tyrone not eat?
Use h for hamburgers Tyrone did not eat.
1) 16 + h = 24
2) 16h = 24
3) h+ 24 = 16
4) h- 16 = 24​

Answer 1

Option 1 or 16 + h = 24

Explanation:

Tyrone ate 16 hamburgers today.

Tyrone had 24 hamburgers.

Hamburger = h.

We want to find how much Tyrone had left so:

h = 24 - 16

OR (we can move 16 to the other side)

h + 16 = 24

Option 1 is the answer