Question: There were 37 jellybeans in a jar. Pat removed 15 of them. Pat then added 5 of the removed jellybeans back in, and then removed 4 more. How many jellybeans are now in the jar? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
After removing 15 jellybeans, there were 37 - 15 = 22 jellybeans in the jar. After adding back 5 jellybeans, there were 22 + 5 = 27 jellybeans in the jar. After removing 4 more jellybeans, there were 27 - 4 = 23 jellybeans left in the jar. So the answer is 23.