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(e) (f) (g)
4 ? 7 ? 6 9 8 8 ?

– 2 3 ? – 5 2 ? – 4 ? 1

? 5 2 4 ? 8 ? 6 3

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(h) (i) (j)
? 3 ? 9 ? 0 7 5 ?

– 6 2 4 – ? 5 ? – ? ? 2

3 ? 2 3 2 0 6 0 4

Word Problems

Look at the given examples.

1. 580 students went for an excursion to Goa during summer vacations. There
were 375 boys in the group. How many were girls?

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7
Total students 5 8 10
0
Number of boys – 3 7 5

Number of girls 2 0 5

Answer: There were 205 girls.

2. A florist had 256 roses. On New Year’s Eve, he was left with 25 roses. How
many roses did he sell?

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Total roses 2 5 6

Roses left – 2 5

Roses sold 2 3 1

Answer: The florist sold 231 roses.

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