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Question

Tiger plays golf.

During one round, he found 12 golf balls and lost 3.

At the end of the round, Tiger had a total of 15 golf balls.

How many golf balls did Tiger start with?

Worked Solution

By trial and error:

Consider starting with 6:

6 + 12 − 3 = 15

$\therefore$ Tiger starts with {{{correctAnswer}}}.

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DifficultyLevel

515

Question

Tiger plays golf.

During one round, he found 12 golf balls and lost 3.

At the end of the round, Tiger had a total of 15 golf balls.

How many golf balls did Tiger start with?

Worked Solution

By trial and error:

Consider starting with 6:

6 + 12 − 3 = 15

$\therefore$ Tiger starts with 6.

Question Type

Multiple Choice (One Answer)

Variables

Variable name	Variable value
correctAnswer	6

Answers

Is Correct?	Answer
x	4
✓	6
x	9
x	24