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Alison baked y cake. She gave foure to Megan and one to Nabil. How many cakes does she have left?

Alison baked y cake. She gave foure to Megan and one to Nabil. How many cakes does-example-1
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Okay, she has 'y' amount of cakes. She gives four away to Megan and one away to Nabil, we can subtract these from 'y':


\sf y-5-1

Simplify:


\sf y-6

So she has y - 6 cakes left.
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