Grade 3 problem

Arithmetic · Grade 3

A bakery made 50 buns. In the morning, it sold two fifths of all the buns. In the evening, it sold another fifth of the original amount. How many buns were left?

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  1. Both shares are calculated from the original 50.
  2. Subtract 20 and 10 from 50.
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Answer: 20

In the morning they sold 20, in the evening 10. 20 remained.

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