Question

Estimate and solve the story.

Each day a company delivers newspaper to the town of wayland. It has 158 customer on the north side of town, 378 customers on the west side, 237 customers on the south side. The company received a 900 newspapers to deliever. How many will be left over ?

Answer 1

127

Explanation:

You can add 158 + 378 + 237 altogether for a total of 773

then subtract 773 from 900 for a total of 127

or

You can subtract 158 from 900 = 742

then subtract 378 from 742 = 364

and finally 237 from 364 = 127