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A gift shop had 500 coloring pencils. The shop sold 3 sets of 20 coloring pencils,6 sets of 12 coloring pencils,10 sets of 18 coloring pencils. Show how many coloring pencils are left

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i think it would be 188 maybe

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Yes, there is 188 pencils left. You can find this by subtracting.

500 - (3x20) - (6x12) - (10x18) = 188
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