Harry has 50 pencils. Lisa has 10 pencils. How many more pencils does Harry have.
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"Psalm 52 King James Version (KJV)
52 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually."
50 - 10 = ?
40
To find out how many more pencils Harry has than Lisa, you would subtract the number of pencils Lisa has from the number of pencils Harry has.
Harry has 50 pencils.
Lisa has 10 pencils.
To calculate the difference, you subtract the number of pencils Lisa has from the number of pencils Harry has:
50 - 10 = 40
Therefore, Harry has 40 more pencils than Lisa.