Question

Todd writes 12 pages on Monday and 5 on Tuesday. How many fewer pages does he write on Tuesday than on Monday?

• A. 8
• B. 5
• C. 7
• D. 6

Answer 1

The correct option is C 7

$\text{Detailed step-by-step solution:}$
Number of pages he writes on Monday = 12
Number of pages he writes on Tuesday = 5
Number of fewer pages he writes on Tuesday than on Monday = 12 − 5
We count back from 12 till 10 on the number line. The numbers we count are 11 and 10, i.e. 2 numbers.
We need to count back 5 numbers from 12.
So, counting 3 more from 10—9, 8, 7
12 − 5 = 7


Therefore, Todd writes 7 fewer pages on Tuesday than on Monday.