Cate and Elena's Card Game

Cate and Elena's Card Game

Cate and Elena were playing a card game. The stack of cards in the middle had 25 cards in it, to begin with. Cate added 9 cards to the stack. Elena then took 12 cards from the stack. Finally, Cate took 5 cards from the stack. How many cards were left in the stack?

Question:

How many cards were left in the stack?

Answer:

16

Explanation:

25 + 9 = 34 - 12 = 22 - 5 = 16

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