Hi,


thankls for your explanation.

tianzhu:

cxx3213:

Boxes P and Q contains 356 green apples and 376 red apples. There are 12 more red apples than green apples in box P. How many fewer green apples than red apples are there in box Q?

Hi

This is an interesting question. You may work it out with MD, but I don’t think it’s necessary.

Restate the question in another way.

How many fewer green apples than red apples are there in box Q?

You may restate in another way.
How many more red apples than green apples are there in box Q?

376 – 356
There are 20 more red apples.

Out of 20 red apples, 12 red apples are in box P.
20-12 ------ 8
There are 8 more red apples than green apples in box Q.

Hence there are 8 fewer green apples than red apples are there in box Q?

Best wishes

Thanks. BTW, what is MD?

tianzhu:

yeonee:

Can someone help me with this question?


45 blue balls and 12 green balls were put into a basket containing some blue and green balls. There were 23 more blue balls than green balls in the end. How many fewer blue balls than green balls were there in the basket at first?

Hi

45 – (23 +12) = 10

There are 10 fewer blue balls than green balls in the basket at first.

Best wishes

Hi Kiasu Grand Mster,

could you please explain the workings?

Boxes P and Q contains 356 green apples and 376 red apples. There are 12 more red apples than green apples in box P. How many fewer green apples than red apples are there in box Q?



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