​Sarah Ate Two Thirds of the Carrot Sticks in Her

question 31

Multiple Choice

​Sarah ate two thirds of the carrot sticks in her lunch yesterday and saved them for today. Her father added 8 more carrot sticks to her lunch for today. Now she has 17 carrot sticks in her lunch today. If x is the number of carrot sticks Sarah originally had in her lunch yesterday, write an equation that can be used to solve for x .

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