Question

Some pears were in the basket. Eighty-two more pears were added to the basket. Now
there are one hundred thirty-four pears. How many pears were in the basket before
more pears were added?

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Answer 1

Answer:

52 pears

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number of pears already in the basket.

Given,

When 82 pears more were added to the initial amount, the sum total of the pears became 134.

That means,

x + 82 = 134

=> x = 134 - 82 = 52

Hence, 52 pears were in the basket before more pears were added.

Answer 2

Answer:

52 pears were already there in the basket

Step-by-step explanation:

let there already be some pears in the basket.

pears in basket + 82 pears=134 pears

ACCORDING TO LAW OF ADDITION,

addent 1 + addent 2 = sum

and,

addent 1 = sum - addent 2..

therefore,

number of pears that were already in basket = 134-82

=52

so,there were already 52 pears in the basket

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