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Algebra practice question
A printer is loaded with 200 sheets of paper and uses 15 sheets for each print job. How many sheets are left after 4 jobs?
Answer: 140
200 − 15(4) = 200 − 60 = 140.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 60
- 60 is the paper used, not the paper left.
- If you answered 185
- 185 subtracts only one job's worth of paper.
- If you answered 260
- 260 adds the paper used instead of subtracting.
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