On Saturday, 142 people rode the carousel. 156 people played games, and 234 people rode the

Ferris wheel. How many more people rode the Ferris wheel than the carousel?

After reading page 6, answer the following problem. What information is NOT necessary to solve the problem?



On Saturday, 142 people rode the carousel. 156 people played games, and 234 people rode the
Ferris wheel. How many more people rode the Ferris wheel than the carousel?

234 people rode the Ferris wheel

142 people rode the carousel

156 people played games

1 answer

To solve the problem of how many more people rode the Ferris wheel than the carousel, you only need the numbers of people who rode the carousel and those who rode the Ferris wheel.

The information that is NOT necessary to solve the problem is:

156 people played games.

This piece of information does not contribute to determining the difference between the number of people who rode the Ferris wheel and the number who rode the carousel.