There were some toads in the pond. 3 more jump in. 2 toads jumped out of the pond. there are now 6 toads in the pond. how many toads were in the pond to begin with?

5

Step-by-step explanation:

do reverse calculations

we know that we ended with 6

since 2 jumped out we add them back in

6+2 = 8

we remove the toads that jumped in because they are not part of the original group

8-3 = 5

there were 5 toads in the beginning

answer: sensy

step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.