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Tom delivers newspapers every morning.
Today he did the following:
Delivered 10 newspapers on Flinders Street
Delivered 6 newspapers on Collins Street
Picked up 20 newspapers from the newsagent
Delivered 15 newspapers on Lonsdale Street
When Tom returned home there were eight newspapers in his bag.
How many did Tom start with?

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Tom started with 20 newspapers on the morning and returned with 8 newspaper.

Equation

Equation is an expression used to show the relationship between two or more variables and numbers

Let x represent the amount of newspaper Tom started with.

He Delivered 10 newspapers on Flinders Street, hence:

  • = x - 10

He Delivered 6 newspapers on Collins Street, hence:

  • = x - 10 - 6 = x - 16

He Picked up 20 newspapers from the newsagent and Delivered 15 newspapers on Lonsdale Street, hence:

  • = x - 16 + 20 - 15 = x - 11

He returned home there were eight newspapers in his bag. Hence:

x - 11 = 8

x = 20

Tom started with 20 newspapers on the morning and returned with 8 newspaper.

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