Red is the favorite color of 7 students. Yellow is the favorite color of 6 students. How many more students liked red than yellow? Which answer shows how to solve the problem?
Add 7 and 6 because the question asks how many more.
Add 7 and 6 because you are given two parts of a total.
Subtract: 7 – 6 because you are given the total and a part.
Subtract: 7 – 6 because it shows the difference between the two numbers.
To find out how many more students liked red than yellow, you should subtract the number of students who liked yellow from the number of students who liked red.
So, the correct approach is:
Subtract: 7 – 6 because it shows the difference between the two numbers.
Now, doing the calculation:
7 (students who like red) – 6 (students who like yellow) = 1.
This means one more student liked red than yellow. Great job figuring this out! If you have more questions, feel free to ask or check the extended services page for further help.