Question

There were 816 cars parked in the parking lot on Monday morning. At lunchtime 91 cars left the lot. After lunch, 135 cars came back to the parking lot. How many parking spots were left on Monday morning ?

Answer 1

467

Explanation:

There were a total 1327 parking lots.

Out of these 816 were taken in the morning, 91 cars left in the afternoon, while 135 came back after lunch.

So there are,

`Cars left = 1327 - (816 - 91 + 135) \\\\ = 1327 - 860\\ = 467`

Thus, there are 467 parking spots left on Monday afternoon.