Mr. Ortega made 51 cookies. He gave 14 cookies away. How many cookies does he have now?

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bubulaa
Dec 18, 2016

37 cookies left

Explanation:

This is a simple subtraction problem.
Find what the problem gives you.
You find out that you start off with 51 cookies.
You then give 14 cookies away,

using a formula:
(what you had) - (what you gave away) = (What you have left)
Had 51 cookies - gave 14 cookies = 37 cookies left

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