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[fara123]

Please help me solve the question below.
Pippa came home from her holiday at her Grandma’s with 5 books. Whilst she
was away she bought 2 books from the bookshop and got 1 book as a present
from her Grandma. During her stay at her Grandma’s she gave her cousin 4
books that she had finished. How many books did Pippa take with her when she
left for her holiday?

[Guest55]

Pippa came home from her holiday at her Grandma’s with 5 books. Whilst she was away she bought 2 books from the bookshop and got 1 book as a present from her Grandma. During her stay at her Grandma’s she gave her cousin 4 books that she had finished. How many books did Pippa take with her when she left for her holiday?

Start with the 5 she came home with.

5 - 2 [she added two from the bookshop] - 1 [the present] + 4 [the ones she gave away] = 6

Check: 6 + 2 + 1 - 4 = 5