Question

14 bugs are crawling on the steps. Some of the bugs are black, and 4 are green. Choose the number sentence that can be used to find the number of black bugs.
4+=18
14+4=
4+=14
Done

Answer 1

To find the number of black bugs, you can use the total number of bugs minus the number of green bugs. Since there are 14 bugs in total and 4 of them are green, the equation you can set up is:

Number of black bugs = Total bugs - Green bugs
Number of black bugs = 14 - 4

So, you would look for a number sentence that accurately reflects this situation. The correct option from your list, although not perfectly phrased, could be interpreted as follows:

**14 - 4 = (number of black bugs)**

However, from the options you provided, none of them correctly provide the equation needed to find the number of black bugs. If I were to choose the closest option that references the total and green bugs, the one that could be interpreted as "total bugs = black bugs + green bugs" would be:

**14 + 4 =**

If you were looking for a way to find specifically how many black bugs there are, you would typically express that as 14 - 4 = (number of black bugs). If you can clarify or correct any options, I would be glad to help further!