Q. A bee colony produced 0.35 pounds of honey, but bears ate 0.12 pounds of it. How much honey remains?____ pounds
Identify Initial Amount: Step 1: Identify the initial amount of honey and the amount consumed by bears.Initial honey: 0.35 poundsConsumed by bears: 0.12 poundsWe need to subtract the amount eaten by the bears from the initial amount to find out how much honey is left.Calculation: 0.35−0.12
Perform Subtraction: Step 2: Perform the subtraction to find the remaining honey.0.35−0.12=0.23This calculation shows how much honey remains after the bears ate some.
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