Riley5058
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Xavier made 25 pounds of roasted almonds
for a fair. He has 3 pounds left at the end
of the fair. How many pounds of roasted
almonds did he sell at the fair?

PLEASE INCLUDE PICTURE WITH SHOWN WORK

Respuesta :

jaidetheunicorn

Answer:

22 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

25

-3

   

22

Spykids
Xavier sold 22 pounds of nuts at the fair.

We can use the equation 25-x=3

Subtracting 25 we get -x=-22

And we multiply both sides by -1 to get x=22.

Checking:

x+3=25

22+3=25

25=25

And so you know 22 is the right answer.

I hope this helps!