High School

A farmer picks 242 apples on Monday and 118 apples on Tuesday. On Wednesday, she sells 109 of the apples at the market. Which equation can be used to find [tex]a[/tex], the number of apples the farmer has left?

A. [tex]242 - 118 - 109 = a[/tex]

B. [tex]242 + 118 + 109 = a[/tex]

C. [tex]242 - 118 + 109 = a[/tex]

D. [tex]242 + 118 - 109 = a[/tex]