Andrew had 6 sets of colored pencils. Each set contains 24 colored pencils. If he gave 15 colored pencils to his friends, how many colored pencils were left? a. What is asked b. What are given facts? c. What operation will be used? d Write the number sentence. e. Show your solution and answer.
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Answer:
A. How many colored pencils were left?
B. 6, 24 and 15
C. Multiplication and subtraction
D. 6 x 24 - 15 =?
E. 6 x 24 = 144
144 - 15 = 129