Ely has a bag of 42 strawberries. She eats 16 strawberries. How many cherries does she have left. The next day she goes to the store and buys 28 more cherries. How many strawberries does she have now?

The number of cherries left is 26

Ely has 54 strawberries now

Solution:

Given that, Ely has a bag of 42 strawberries. She eats 16 strawberries

To find: Number of cherries left

From given,

Total number of strawberries = 42

Number of strawberries eaten = 16

Therefore,

Number of cherries left = Total number of strawberries - Number of strawberries eaten

Number of cherries left = 42 - 16 = 26

Thus, number of cherries left is 26

The next day she goes to the store and buys 28 more cherries

Number of cherries bought = 28

Therefore,

Total number of cherries she has now = number of cherries left + Number of cherries bought

Total number of cherries she has now = 26 + 28 = 54

Thus she has 54 strawberries now