Sharon has some almonds. After buying another 350 grams of almonds, she now has 1,230 grams of almonds. How many grams of almonds did Sharon have at first? Use an algebraic equation or algebraic inequality to solve.

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Serena D.
Apr 19, 2018

880 almonds

Explanation:

If she got another 350 almonds and added that to her original amount and got 1230, then the original amount should be 1230-350 or 880.

nat
Apr 19, 2018

Sharon has 850 grams of almonds at first.

Explanation:

In order to find out her beginning total, you have to subtract the end total from what she has gained. 1,230-350=850, which is the amount of almonds Sharon had originally.

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Apr 19, 2018

@serena-d-2, the answer is correct, but here's a complete form of presentation.

Explanation:

Let the number of grams of almonds Sharon had at first be a.
If after buying another 350 grams of almonds, Sharon has 1,230 grams of almonds, then the mathematical representation would be ag + 350g = 1,230g, where g refers to unit in grams.

Therefore, to find a, do the below steps :)
ag + 350g =1,230g
ag + 350g - 350g = 1,230g - 350g
ag = 880g

Therefore, Sharon had 880 grams of almonds at first.
Hope this helps!

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