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Chris sharpened 3 boxes of pencils. There are 12 pencils in each box. 7 pencils broke. How many sharpened pencils does Chris now have?

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12×3=36
36-7=29
Chris has 29 sharpened pencils
User Noctonura
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 there would be 29 pencils left because 3 * 12 is 36 minus 7 is 29
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