There were some toads in the pond. 3 more jump in. 2 toads jumped out of the pond. There are now 6 toads in the pond. How many toads were in the pond to begin with?

5

Step-by-step explanation:

do reverse calculations

we know that we ended with 6

since 2 jumped out we add them back in

6+2 = 8

we remove the toads that jumped in because they are not part of the original group

8-3 = 5

there were 5 toads in the beginning