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Henry counted the crayons in his desk. There are 17 in all, but 9 of them are broken. How many crayons are not broken?

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Answer:

There are 17 and since 9 are broken and it asking how many are not, you would subtract the total and how many are broken to find how many are not.

17 - 9 = 8

8 crayons are not broken.

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User Ashton Honnecke
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Answer: 8

Explanation:

just do 17 minus 9

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