Q. A bee colony produced 0.3 pounds of honey, but bears ate 0.01 pounds of it. How much honey remains?____ pounds
Identify initial amount: Step 1: Identify the initial amount of honey and the amount eaten by bears.Initial honey: 0.3 poundsAmount eaten: 0.01 poundsWe need to subtract the amount eaten from the initial amount to find the remaining honey.Calculation: 0.3−0.01
Perform subtraction: Step 2: Perform the subtraction to find the remaining honey.0.3−0.01=0.29
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