The Morristown Public Library used a grant to purchase 790 books. Now the library has a total of 7,963 books. How many books did the library have before the grant?_____ books
Q. The Morristown Public Library used a grant to purchase 790 books. Now the library has a total of 7,963 books. How many books did the library have before the grant?_____ books
Identify Total Books: Step 1: Identify the total number of books after the grant and the number of books purchased.Total books after grant = 7,963Books purchased = 790
Calculate Books Before Grant: Step 2: Calculate the number of books the library had before the grant by subtracting the number of books purchased from the total books after the grant.Books before grant = Total books after grant - Books purchasedBooks before grant = 7,963−790Books before grant = 7,173
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