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A wagon train on the Oregon Trail had 970970 pounds of meat in their covered wagon at the start of the week. After a week of unsuccessful hunting, they had 521521 pounds of meat. How many pounds of meat did they eat that week?\newline​___\_\_\_ pounds

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Q. A wagon train on the Oregon Trail had 970970 pounds of meat in their covered wagon at the start of the week. After a week of unsuccessful hunting, they had 521521 pounds of meat. How many pounds of meat did they eat that week?\newline​___\_\_\_ pounds
  1. Subtract meat amounts: To find out how much meat was eaten, subtract the amount of meat left at the end of the week from the amount at the start of the week. Calculation: 970−521=449970 - 521 = 449.

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