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Adam collected 14 pennies in the first week and 9 pennies in the second week how many more pennies did he collect in the first week then the second week

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He collected 5 more pennies in the first week than he did in the second.
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14 pennies - 9 pennies = 4 pennies "How many more" is a subtraction phrase. So therefore, he collected 4 pennies in the first week than the second week
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