Problema Solution

Noah lost 4 golf balls while playing golf yesterday. He bought a box of 10 golf balls, then lost 5 on the course today. He now has 8 golf balls. How many golf balls did Noah have to begin with?

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Let 'x' represent the number of golf balls that Noah began with.

x - 4 + 10 - 5 = 8

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x = 7 balls

Noah began with 7 golf balls.