Question

a bee colony produced 0.5 pounds of honey, but bears ate 0.1 pounds of it. how much honey remains?

pounds

Explanation:

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Identify given values and operation

\[

$$\begin{aligned} &\text{Produced} = 0.5\text{ pounds}\\ &\text{Eaten} = 0.1\text{ pounds}\\ &\text{Operation} = \text{Subtraction} \end{aligned}$$

\]

Calculate remaining honey

\[
0.5 - 0.1 = 0.4
\]
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A bee colony produced 0.5 pounds of honey, but bears ate 0.1 pounds of it. How much honey remains?

<blank>0.4</blank> pounds
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Answer:

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Identify given values and operation

\[

$$\begin{aligned} &\text{Produced} = 0.5\text{ pounds}\\ &\text{Eaten} = 0.1\text{ pounds}\\ &\text{Operation} = \text{Subtraction} \end{aligned}$$

\]

Calculate remaining honey

\[
0.5 - 0.1 = 0.4
\]
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A bee colony produced 0.5 pounds of honey, but bears ate 0.1 pounds of it. How much honey remains?

<blank>0.4</blank> pounds
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