Grade 2 problem

Arithmetic · Grade 2

A warehouse held 96 boxes. Each of 4 trucks was loaded with 15 boxes. How many boxes remained?

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  1. Find the total number of boxes in the trucks.
  2. Calculate 96 − 4 × 15.
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Answer: 36

The trucks took 4 × 15 = 60 boxes. The warehouse had 96 − 60 = 36 boxes left.

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