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Mr C caught some butterflies in a net. 10 more butterflies flew into the net. Now there are 32 butterflies in the net. How many butterflies did Mr C catch to begin with?

Mr C caught some butterflies in a net. 10 more butterflies flew into the net. Now there are 32 butterflies in the net. How many butterflies did Mr C catch to begin with?
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Mr C caught some butterflies in a net. 10 more butterflies flew into the net. Now there are 32 butterflies in the net. How many butterflies did Mr C catch to begin with?

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22 since 32-10 is 22.
User Ram G Athreya
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22. Since 10 flew in and the total is 32 you would subtract 10 from 32 and get 22
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