There were 25 turkey balloons, 12 pilgrim balloons, and 30 native american balloons. Seventeen of the turkey balloons popped. How many balloons were left?
25 + 12 + 30 - 17 = ?
To find the number of balloons left after some popped, we need to subtract the number of popped balloons from the total number of balloons.
First, let's calculate the number of turkey balloons remaining. We start with 25 turkey balloons and subtract the 17 popped balloons:
Turkey balloons remaining = Total turkey balloons - Popped turkey balloons
= 25 - 17
= 8
Similarly, for the pilgrim and native American balloons, none of them have popped, so their numbers remain unchanged:
Pilgrim balloons remaining = Total pilgrim balloons
= 12
Native American balloons remaining = Total Native American balloons
= 30
Now, to find the total number of balloons left, we add up the remaining balloons for each group:
Total balloons remaining = Turkey balloons remaining + Pilgrim balloons remaining + Native American balloons remaining
= 8 + 12 + 30
= 50
Therefore, there are 50 balloons left in total.