Can you solve this? I had 3 apples. I gave 1 to my friend and then bought 5 more. How many apples do I have now?

Question

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Answer 1

Problem: (3 - 1) + 5

2 + 5 =7

Answer 2

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Answer 3

You started with 3 apples. You gave 1 apple to your friend — so if you take away 1 from 3, you have 2 apples left. Then, you bought 5 more apples. So now, you add those 5 apples to the 2 you already have.

2 apples + 5 apples = 7 apples.

So, you have 7 apples now!

Answer 4

Great question.

3 - 1 = 4 (You subtract one because you are giving the apple to a friend.)

4 + 5 = 9 (You buy 5 more apples, so you add that to 4 you already have.)

Hope that helps!

Answer 5