Malia had $2.30 but wanted to buy a moive ticket for $4.00. How much does she need?
4.00
- 2.30
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1.70
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To find out how much money Malia needs, we need to subtract the amount of money she has from the cost of the movie ticket.
The amount of money Malia has is $2.30.
The cost of the movie ticket is $4.00.
To find out how much money Malia needs, we subtract $2.30 from $4.00.
$4.00 - $2.30 = $1.70.
Therefore, Malia needs $1.70 more to buy the movie ticket.