Asked by jojo

Samantha donated 9 T-shirts to charity and has 16 left. Which equation could be used to find x, the number of T-shirts Samantha had originally?
A.
x + 9 = 16
B.
x + 16 = -9
C.
x - 9 = -16
D.
x - 16 = 9

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
She had x originally, gave away 9 and has 16 left, so x - 9 = 16. Solving gives x = 25. Option D, x - 16 = 9, is algebraically equivalent (also gives x = 25), so pick D.