a teacher bought five flags of different countries to use in a class activity she added them to the flags she already had in the classroom she borrowed four more flags but two of these weren't used in the end ten flags were used in the activity how many flags were there in the classroom already
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Let's break down the information given step-by-step:
1. The teacher originally bought five flags of different countries.
2. She added these flags to the flags she already had in the classroom.
3. She then borrowed four more flags, but only two of these were not used in the end.
4. Finally, a total of ten flags were used in the activity.
To find out how many flags were in the classroom already, we can subtract the four borrowed flags (including the two unused ones) and the five new flags from the total number of flags used in the activity:
Total flags used - (Borrowed flags + New flags) = Flags already in the classroom
Using the given information:
10 - (4 + 5) = Flags already in the classroom
10 - 9 = Flags already in the classroom
Therefore, there were 1 flag already in the classroom before the teacher bought new flags.
To solve this problem, let's break down the information given:
1. The teacher initially bought five flags of different countries.
2. The teacher added these flags to the ones she already had in the classroom.
3. The teacher borrowed four more flags, but only two of them were used.
4. In the end, ten flags were used in the activity.
To find out how many flags were in the classroom already, we need to work backward.
First, we know that ten flags were used in the activity. These ten flags include the five flags the teacher bought, as well as the two flags that were borrowed and used. So, we subtract these seven flags from the total.
10 (total flags used) - 7 (flags bought + borrowed and used) = 3
Therefore, there were three flags in the classroom already before the teacher added the five flags she bought and the two flags she borrowed.