Ragul's teacher asked him to subtract 17 from 29. He answered 13. Teacher said it is wrong. What is the right answer?

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Solution

The correct option is D 12
$\begin{matrix} 2 & 9 - & 1 & 7 1 & 2 \end{matrix}$

$∴$ The right answer is 12.

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Ragul's teacher asked him to subtract 17 from 29. He answered 13. Teacher said it is wrong. What is the right answer?

The correct option is D 1229−1712 ∴ The right answer is 12.

The correct option is D 12
$\begin{matrix} 2 & 9 - & 1 & 7 1 & 2 \end{matrix}$

$∴$ The right answer is 12.