Chelsea has 14 daisies. She has 11 more daisies than roses.

Question

Chelsea buys more roses. Now she has 12 roses.
How many roses did Chelsea buy?
(1 point)
O 2 roses
O 3 roses
© 9 roses
• 13 roses

Answer 1

Let's assume Chelsea bought x roses. Since she initially had 11 more daisies than roses, she had x - 11 roses. After buying more roses, she has a total of 12 roses.

So we can set up the equation:

x - 11 + x = 12

By combining like terms, we get:

2x - 11 = 12

By adding 11 to both sides of the equation, we get:

2x = 23

Finally, by dividing both sides by 2, we find:

x = 11.5

Since we can't have a fraction of a rose, Chelsea must have bought 11 roses.

Thus, Chelsea bought 11 roses.