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A pet store has 9dog leashes. It has 8 Fewer dog leashes than the dog collars. How many dog collars does the store have?

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Answer:

17 collars

Explanation:

let c mean collars

9 dog leashes

8 fewer leashes than dog collars

c=9+8

c=17

User Jesse De Wit
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Answer:

Since you know that the pet store has 9 dog leashed, and we know that they have 8 fewer dog leashes than dog collars we can just add 8 to 9 to get 17 dog collars

User Pieter Maes
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