You need to make 18 cupcakes for a birthday party. You have already made 11. How many more cupcakes do you need to make? Write an equation and solve.
18 - 11
= 7
11 + x = 18
Solve for x.
x+11=18
Subtract 11 from both sides.
x+11−11=18−11
You get 7
7 cupcakes.
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