writing in math Bethany has 40 apples. Write a subtraction story about the apples that would require regrouping. then write the answer in a complete sentence.
Bethany has 40 apples. Gertrude bought 29 of them to make applesauce. How many does Bethany have left?
40 - 29 = ?
Subtraction story: Bethany had 40 apples. Her friend gave her 15 more apples. However, Bethany gave away 32 apples to her cousins.
To find out how many apples Bethany has left, let's subtract the number of apples given away from the total number of apples she had:
40 apples - 32 apples = 8 apples
Answer: Bethany has 8 apples left.
To write a subtraction story about the apples that requires regrouping, we can imagine a scenario where some of the apples are taken away from Bethany's total. Let's say that 27 apples were taken away from her.
Subtraction Story: Bethany had 40 apples. Then, someone came and took away 27 apples from her.
Now, let's perform the subtraction and show regrouping if necessary:
40
- 27
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In this case, regrouping is required because we cannot subtract 7 from 0. To solve this, we can borrow (regroup) from the tens digit, turning it into a 3 and adding 10 to the ones digit:
4 (1 ten + 3 ones)
- 2 (tens digit from 27)
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Now we can subtract each digit separately:
4 (1 ten + 3 ones)
- 2 (tens digit from 27)
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1 3
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Answer in a complete sentence: Bethany will have 13 apples left after 27 apples are taken away.