Mark ordered 6 boxes of baseballs that each contained 12 baseballs. Then he bought 7 more baseballs. Finally, he returned 3 baseballs because the seams were split. How would you calculate the total number of baseballs Mark has now?

A. (6 × 12) - 7 - 3
B. (6 × 12) + 7 - 3
C. 6 + 12 + 7 - 3
D. 6 + 12 - 7 - 3

Question

Mark ordered 6 boxes of baseballs that each contained 12 baseballs.  Then he bought 7 more baseballs.  Finally, he returned 3 baseballs because the seams were split.  How would you calculate the total number of baseballs Mark has now?


	A.	(6 × 12) - 7 - 3
	B.	(6 × 12) + 7 - 3
	C.	6 + 12 + 7 - 3
	D.	6 + 12 - 7 - 3

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

B. Obviously, there is no way to explain it haha.

anonymous · Answer

Garrett had 60 marbles.  He sold 2 bags of his marbles that each contained 12 marbles.  How would you calculate the number of marbles Garrett has left?


	A.	(12 + 2) - 60
	B.	60 - (12 x 2)
	C.	(12 x 2) - 60
	D.	60 - (12 + 2)

anonymous · Answer

If you had 60 marbles then 2 bags of 12, you would be returning 24 marbles. The equation would look like this: 60-(12 x 2)

anonymous · Answer

So B.