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Whenever Pam travels to a new city, she buys a souvenir mug for her collection. Pam needed to make room for new souvenirs, so she sold 1818 of her oldest mugs at a garage sale. Now, Pam has 2424 souvenir mugs left in her collection.\newlineLet mm represent how many mugs Pam had in her collection to start. Which equation models the problem?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) m18=24m - 18 = 24\newline(B) 18+m=2418 + m = 24\newlineSolve this equation to find how many mugs Pam had in her collection to start.\newline___\_\_\_ mugs\newline

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Q. Whenever Pam travels to a new city, she buys a souvenir mug for her collection. Pam needed to make room for new souvenirs, so she sold 1818 of her oldest mugs at a garage sale. Now, Pam has 2424 souvenir mugs left in her collection.\newlineLet mm represent how many mugs Pam had in her collection to start. Which equation models the problem?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) m18=24m - 18 = 24\newline(B) 18+m=2418 + m = 24\newlineSolve this equation to find how many mugs Pam had in her collection to start.\newline___\_\_\_ mugs\newline
  1. Identify Equation: Identify the correct equation that models the situation. Pam sold 1818 mugs and has 2424 left. The equation should represent the total mugs she had before selling any.
  2. Solve Equation: Solve the equation m18=24m - 18 = 24 to find the original number of mugs, mm. Add 1818 to both sides to isolate mm.