Question

The teacher brought 20 cupcakes to school, but there were only 17 students in the class. If each student had one cupcake, how many cupcakes were left?

Answer 1

3

Explanation:

There are `color(red)(20)` cupcakes.
There are `color(blue)(17)` students.
Only 17 cupcakes are being eaten.

So `color(red)(20)-color(blue)17` = `color(purple)3`