SOLUTION: There are 42 bales of hay in the barn. Tom stacked more bales in the barn today. There are now 54 bales of hay in the barn. How many bales did he store in barn? Write in equa

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Question 848247: There are 42 bales of hay in the barn. Tom stacked more bales in the barn today. There are now 54 bales of hay in the barn. How many bales did he store in barn? Write in equation form
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Let t be the # of bales that Tom added to the barn.
42 + t = 54
Subtract 42.
t = 12