Question

damian’s dad is making pancakes for breakfast. the equation represents what happens to the number of pancakes on a plate during breakfast. (square - 12 + 4 = 7) decide whether each statement is true or false.

	true	false
12 pancakes were eaten	(\bigcirc)	(\bigcirc)
4 pancakes were added to the plate.	(\bigcirc)	(\bigcirc)
we don’t know how many pancakes were left on the plate at the end.	(\bigcirc)	(\bigcirc)

Explanation:

For the equation $\square - 12 + 4 = 7$ and the statements:

1. "7 pancakes were on the plate to start with"

Step1: Analyze the equation structure. The equation is about the change in pancakes (subtracting 12, adding 4) resulting in 7. The starting amount is $\square$, not 7. So this statement is false.

Step1: In the equation, subtracting 12 can represent eating 12 pancakes (decreasing the number). So this matches the operation, so the statement is true.

Step1: In the equation, adding 4 can represent adding 4 pancakes (increasing the number). So this matches the operation, so the statement is true.

Answer:

False (select the False option for this statement)

2. "12 pancakes were eaten"