a short story that explaines how to find x in a 2 step equation

two step scenerio equation

Maryam won a bag of cosmetics that she was gifted.She gave 10 products to her friends and took the 22 back to her house.How many cosmetics did the bag have?

equation: x -10=22 solution x-10=22 +10 +10 (on both sides to cancel out the ten) 22+10=32 x=32

in total there was 32 cosmetics in the bag

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