Calculate the Sum: 20 Bronze Coins + 17 Silver Coins

Question

Leah and Ron have a collection of coins. Leah has 20 bronze coins and Ron has 17 silver coins.

How many coins do Leah and Ron have altogether?

To solve this problem, we will determine the total number of coins by adding Leah's coins to Ron's coins:

Step 1: Leah has 20 bronze coins.
Step 2: Ron has 17 silver coins.
Step 3: We find the total by adding the number of coins Leah has to the number of coins Ron has.

By performing the addition:

$20 + 17 = 37$

Therefore, the total number of coins that Leah and Ron have altogether is $37$ .

The correct answer among the choices is: $37$ , which corresponds to choice 3.

$37$