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There were 985 pencils. Some pencils were sold. Then there were 559 pencils left. How many pencils were sold?
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There were 985 pencils. Some pencils were sold. Then there were 559 pencils left. How many pencils were sold?

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To get your answer just subtract the starting toal from the remainder (985-559) and you get (426).

So 426 pencils were sold.
User Igor Zevaka
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985 - 559 = 426.
426 pencils were sold.
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