Question
Mary bake 34 muffins on Sunday she gave 17 of them to her neighbor. Identify an equation and its solution that shows the number of muffins she had left
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To express the situation as an equation, we can let \( M \) represent the number of muffins Mary has left after giving some away.
She started with 34 muffins and gave away 17 muffins. The equation can be set up as follows:
\[
M = 34 - 17
\]
Now, solving the equation:
\[
M = 34 - 17
\]
\[
M = 17
\]
So, the solution shows that Mary had 17 muffins left after giving 17 to her neighbor.
She started with 34 muffins and gave away 17 muffins. The equation can be set up as follows:
\[
M = 34 - 17
\]
Now, solving the equation:
\[
M = 34 - 17
\]
\[
M = 17
\]
So, the solution shows that Mary had 17 muffins left after giving 17 to her neighbor.