Sarah has 12 apples. She gives 3 apples to her friend and eats 2 apples herself. How many apples does Sarah have left?

Question

To solve this problem, do 12 - 3 - 2

Answer 1

Yes, you did it correctly - just start with 12 then subtract 3 and then subtract 2.

Answer 2

Total of apples that Sarah starts with is 12.

Sarah gives away 3 apples so she needs to take out 3 apples out of the 12 apples.

then Sarah eats 2 apples so now she needs to take out 2 more apples out of the 12 apples.

so the equation becomes:

12-3-2 = 7 apples left

Answer 3

7 is the answer