Grade 3 problem

Arithmetic · Grade 3

Katya had 72 stickers. She gave a quarter of all the stickers to her sister and a sixth of all the stickers to her friend. How many stickers are left?

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  1. Count both shares from the original 72 stickers.
  2. Subtract 72 ÷ 4 and 72 ÷ 6 from 72.
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Answer: 42

A quarter of 72 is 18, a sixth is 12. That leaves 72 − 18 − 12 = 42 stickers.

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