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Before the recent housing boom, there were 253253 houses in Monroe County. Now, there are 873873 houses. How many houses did developers build during the housing boom?\newline​\newline____\_\_\_\_ houses

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Q. Before the recent housing boom, there were 253253 houses in Monroe County. Now, there are 873873 houses. How many houses did developers build during the housing boom?\newline​\newline____\_\_\_\_ houses
  1. Subtract numbers: To find out how many houses were built during the housing boom, subtract the number of houses before the boom from the number after the boom. Calculation: 873−253=620873 - 253 = 620.

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