Jenny and Buddy collected 376 plastic bottles for recycling.

Question

They recycled 131 bottles on Monday and 114 bottles on Tuesday.
How many bottles do they have left to recycle?

m= 376 − ___

Answer 1

On Monday and Tuesday, they recycled a total of 131 + 114 = 245 bottles.
So they have 376 - 245 = 131 bottles left to recycle.

m = 376 - 245
m = 131

Answer 2

Let t= the number of bottles left to recycle after Tuesday.

t =245− ___
t=

Answer 3

We know that they collected 376 bottles for recycling, and they recycled 131 bottles on Monday and 114 bottles on Tuesday. So, after Tuesday, the number of bottles left to recycle is:

t = 376 - (131 + 114)
t = 376 - 245
t = 131

So, the number of bottles left to recycle after Tuesday is 131.

t = 131