Susie purchases office supplies for her school. At the beginning of the year, Susie purchased 2500 No.2?


office supplies
shariff B asked:


pencils for the school. In january, she gave out 255 pencils to grades 1-4, 362 pencils to grades 5-8. In February, she gave out 478 pencils to all grades. How many pencils does Susie have left at he beginning of March?

is it
1395
1095
1405
1305

and If Susie bought No. 3 pencils, how many would Susie have left at the beginning of March?

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3 Responses to “Susie purchases office supplies for her school. At the beginning of the year, Susie purchased 2500 No.2?”

  1. rfamilymember Says:

    it will be 2500-(255+362+478)=1405 pencils rfamilymember

  2. Sheri N Says:

    Is this a trick question? 1405 Sheri N

  3. Roy G. Biv Says:

    She would be left with a lot of # 3 pencils. Most people use # 2 pencils. Roy G. Biv

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