You have 5 pencils. Your friend gives you 16 pencils. You lost 7, how many do you have left?
5 + 16 - 7 = ?
Um, 5?
No wait, I think it is actually 14
No.
14 is correct.
To find out how many pencils you have left, you can follow these steps:
1. Start with the initial number of pencils you have, which is 5.
2. Add the number of pencils your friend gives you, which is 16.
3. Now you have a total of 5 + 16 = 21 pencils.
4. Subtract the number of pencils you lost, which is 7.
5. So, your final answer would be 21 - 7 = 14 pencils.
Therefore, you have 14 pencils left.