IXL - Multi-step word problems (Algebra 1 practice)

At a carnival, Carter and his brother collected 59 pieces of candy all together. Each of them ate 3 pieces of candy that evening. The next day, Carter had 21 pieces left. How many pieces did Carter's brother have left?

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At a carnival, Elijah and his brother collected 59 pieces of candy all together. Each of them ate 3 pieces of candy that evening. The next day, Elijah had 21 pieces left. How many pieces did Elijah's brother have left?

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solution

Step 1: Find the amount of candy left the next day.

Elijah and his brother both ate 3 pieces. Add to figure out the amount they ate on the first evening.

3
+
3
=
6

Subtract the pieces they ate from the amount of candy they started with.

59
–
6
=
53

Step 2: Find the amount of candy Elijah's brother had left.

Together, the brothers had 53 pieces left the next day. 21 of those pieces were Elijah's. Subtract Elijah's leftover candy from the total.

53
–
21
=
32

Elijah's brother had 32 pieces of candy left.

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