Question

use the answer from step 1 to solve step 2.

1. dani picked some red flowers and 9 pink flowers for a total of 21 flowers. then dani gave will 5 red flowers. how many red flowers does dani have left?

step 1: subtract to find how many red flowers dani picked.
21 - 9 = 12
step 2: subtract to find how many red flowers dani has left.
__ - = __
____ red flowers

Explanation:

Step1: Find initial red flowers

$21 - 9 = 12$

Step2: Calculate remaining red flowers

$12 - 5 = 7$

Answer:

7 red flowers