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Kathy distributes jelly beans among her friends. Alia gets 42 fewer jelly beans than Kelly, who gets 33 jelly beans. How many jelly beans does Alia get?

A.

42 − 33

B.

33 + 42

C.

4 − 33

D.

33 − 42

E.

32 − 43

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Answer:

The answer is D. 33-42

Explanation:

Because it says that Alia got 42 fewer jelly beans than Kelly did so you would do 33-42.

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