There were some people on the bus.
At the first stop 19 people got off and 17 people got in.
Now there are 63 people inside the bus.
How many were there at the start?
We have to find THREE ways I found Two :
1) 19-17 = 2
63 + 2 = 65
2). 63 - 17 = 46
46 + 19 = 65
I need help finding a third method please. Thank you!
3. 63-17+19=?
I need your help plz
To find the third method, we can set up an equation to represent the given information.
Let's assume that the initial number of people on the bus is unknown and we'll use the variable "x" to represent it.
At the first stop, 19 people got off the bus, which means there were originally x - 19 people on the bus.
Then, 17 people got on the bus, so the total number of people on the bus became (x - 19) + 17.
According to the given information, the final number of people on the bus is 63, so we can set up the following equation:
(x - 19) + 17 = 63
Now, we can solve the equation to find the value of x:
x - 19 + 17 = 63
x - 2 = 63
x = 63 + 2
x = 65
Therefore, the third method is to directly solve the equation x - 19 + 17 = 63, which gives us x = 65.
Hence, the initial number of people on the bus was 65.