Question

1. kiegan collected 9 more items than his cousin joel did for the annual toy drive. joel collected 15 items. how many items did kiegan collect for the toy drive?
2. a custom bench was delivered and turned out to be too long. 4 inches were removed from the bench to make the new length 36 inches in length. what was the original length of the bench, in inches, when it was delivered?
3. sarah was sharing a story about her favorite birthday party from 8 years ago. sarah is now 21, how old was she at her favorite birthday party?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate Kiegan's item count

$15 + 9 = 24$

Step2: Find original bench length

$36 + 4 = 40$

Step3: Calculate Sarah's past age

$21 - 8 = 13$

Answer:

1. Kiegan collected 24 items.
2. The original length of the bench was 40 inches.
3. Sarah was 13 years old at her favorite birthday party.