You add 8 mints to a bag which has to be filled with 20 items out of which 16 should be mints. How many mints are left to be added in the bag?

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Solution

The correct option is B 8
$Detailed step-by-step solution:$
Number of mints added to the bag = 8
Number of mints to be added to the bag = 16
Number of mints left to be added to the bag = 16 − 8 = 8

Hence, 8 mints are left to be added to the bag.

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You add 8 mints to a bag which has to be filled with 20 items out of which 16 should be mints. How many mints are left to be added in the bag?

The correct option is B 8Detailed step-by-step solution: Number of mints added to the bag = 8 Number of mints to be added to the bag = 16 Number of mints left to be added to the bag = 16 − 8 = 8 Hence, 8 mints are left to be added to the bag.

The correct option is B 8
$Detailed step-by-step solution:$
Number of mints added to the bag = 8
Number of mints to be added to the bag = 16
Number of mints left to be added to the bag = 16 − 8 = 8

Hence, 8 mints are left to be added to the bag.