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12 people are watching the otters at the zoo. 7 people are watching the giraffes. How many more people are watching the otters?​

User Don
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Answer:


\displaystyle 5

Step-by-step explanation:

All you do is deduct the people watching giraffes from the total number of people at the zoo:


\displaystyle \boxed{5} = -7 + 12

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User Torkel Velure
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Answer:

5 people’s are watching the otters …

Problem:

12 people are watching the otters at the zoo. 7 people are watching the giraffes. How many more people are watching the otters ?

To find:

How many more people are watching the otters ?

Let’s find: ( step-by-step explanation ):

As question says ,

→ At the zoo, 12 people are watching the otters & 7 people are watching the giraffes...

• So , you have to find how many people’s are watching otters more than the giraffes...

→ Then use , Subtraction to find How many more people are watching the otters..

So ,


12 - 7 = 5

• Therefore , 5 people’s are more peoples are watching the otters than the giraffes….

Hope this helps you... :)

User Rangana
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