Question: If you have 12 apples and you give 5 apples to your friend, how many apples do you have left?

Question

Question:

If you have 12 apples and you give 5 apples to your friend, how many apples do you have left?

Solution:

Start with 12 apples.

Give away 5 apples.

Calculate:

12−5=712 - 5 = 712−5=7You have 7 apples left.

Answer 1

12 -5 = 7 apples left

Answer 2

Hello there,

If you have 12 apples, and you give 5 to your friend, you would have 7 apples remaining.

12 - 5 = 7

You start at 12, then move 5 steps backward (subtracting 1 each step) to land at 7.

12 -----> 11 -----> 10 -----> 9 -----> 8 -----> 7

(-1) (-2) (-3) (-4) (-5)