Jenny and Buddy collected 376 plastic bottles for recycling.
They recycled 131 bottles on Monday and 114 bottles on Tuesday.
How many bottles do they have left to recycle?
m= 376 − ___
On Monday and Tuesday, they recycled a total of 131 + 114 = 245 bottles.
So they have 376 - 245 = 131 bottles left to recycle.
m = 376 - 245
m = 131
Let t= the number of bottles left to recycle after Tuesday.
t =245− ___
t=
We know that they collected 376 bottles for recycling, and they recycled 131 bottles on Monday and 114 bottles on Tuesday. So, after Tuesday, the number of bottles left to recycle is:
t = 376 - (131 + 114)
t = 376 - 245
t = 131
So, the number of bottles left to recycle after Tuesday is 131.
t = 131
To find the number of bottles left to recycle, we need to subtract the number of bottles recycled from the total number of bottles collected.
In this case, Jenny and Buddy collected 376 bottles, and they recycled 131 bottles on Monday. So, we subtract 131 from 376 to find out how many bottles are left:
376 - 131 = 245
After Monday's recycling, Jenny and Buddy have 245 bottles left to recycle.
Next, they recycled 114 bottles on Tuesday. To find out the total number of bottles left after Tuesday's recycling, we subtract 114 from the previous count:
245 - 114 = 131
Therefore, after Tuesday's recycling, Jenny and Buddy have 131 bottles left to recycle.
So, the answer is:
m = 376 - 245 - 114 = 17
Jenny and Buddy have 131 bottles left to recycle.