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Course: Middle school math (India) > Unit 1

Lesson 3: Week 3
Math
Middle school math (India)
Bridge (6th)
Week 3
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Subtraction (word problems)

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Problem

Sunita taught a class with 9 kids.
Then she taught another class with 2 less kids than the first class.
How many kids were in the other class?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4