Ronita moved 1/3 of the books in her backpack to the kitchen table. Three boiks were already on the table. There are 5 books on the table now. How many books,b,were orginally in Ronita's backpack?
To find the number of books that were in Ronita's book bag originally, you will find how many book were added to the table by subtracting 5 and 3. She added 2 books.
2 books are 1/3 of her total books. In math this can be written as: