Question

*********medals and fans***********Courtney sold 50 cantaloupes at the farmers' market and had 27 left. Which equation could be used to find x, the number of cantaloupes Courtney had originally?

Answer 1

x - 27 = 50





x - 50 = -27





x + 50 = 27





x + 27 = -50

Answer 2

x - 27 = 50

Answer 3

x = no. of cantaloupes
x - 27 = 50