At their going-out-of-business sale, Bill's Bikes sold 33 bikes and had 59 left. Which equation could be used to find x, the number of bikes the store had originally?
x + 59 = -33
x - 33 = -59
x + 33 = 59
x - 59 = 33

Question

At their going-out-of-business sale, Bill's Bikes sold 33 bikes and had 59 left. Which equation could be used to find x, the number of bikes the store had originally?
x + 59 = -33
x - 33 = -59
x + 33 = 59
x - 59 = 33

anonymous · Answer

@asnaseer

asnaseer · Answer

why don't you try to tackle this one - I'll help along if you get stuck...

asnaseer · Answer

think about this: If the store had x bikes to begin with, and they sold 33 of them, then how many bikes would they have left? can you write down an algebraic expression for this?

anonymous · Answer

Thank you! I got the answer

asnaseer · Answer

yw - but I don't know how I helped here? ;)