Question

There were 98,357 barrels of chocolate syrup in the the warehouse. 2,469 barrels were stolen. Now, how many barrels of chocolate syrup are left?

• A. 92,487
• B. 90,368
• C. 95,888
• D. 93,855

Answer 1

The correct option is C 95,888

Number of barrels in the warehouse = 98,357
Number of barrels stolen = 2,469

To find out the remaining number of barrels left in the warehouse, we subtract 2,469 from 98,357.

Let us fill the values in the place value chart.


We cannot subtract bigger numbers from smaller numbers.

So, we regroup 7 at ones place to 17 using the next term.

Continuing in this process, we get:

∴ 98357 - 2469 = 95888

Hence, the number of chocolate barrels left is 95,888.