You need to make 18 cupcakes for a birthday party. You have already made 11. How many more cupcakes do you need to make? Write an equation and solve.

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12 more cupcakes
12 more cupcakes

8 more cupcakes
8 more cupcakes

7 more cupcakes
7 more cupcakes

11 more cupcakes

2 answers

In order to find how many more cupcakes you need to make, subtract the number of cupcakes you have already made from the total number of cupcakes needed.

Let's denote the total number of cupcakes needed as "x".
The number of cupcakes you have already made is 11.

The equation becomes:
x - 11 = 18

To solve for "x", add 11 to both sides of the equation:
x = 18 + 11
x = 29

Therefore, you need to make 29 - 11 = 18 more cupcakes.
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