If you have 10 apples and give away 3, how many remain?

If you have 10 apples and give away 3, how many remain?

• A. 3
• B. 7
• C. 10
• D. 13

Answer: (B)

Subtracting is the idea here. If you start with 10 apples and give away 3, you’re taking three away from the total, so you get 10 minus 3, which equals 7. You can picture it by counting backward from ten three steps: 10, 9, 8, 7. So seven apples remain.

Subtracting is the idea here. If you start with 10 apples and give away 3, you’re taking three away from the total, so you get 10 minus 3, which equals 7. You can picture it by counting backward from ten three steps: 10, 9, 8, 7. So seven apples remain.