If a baker in a Goan village baked 90 loaves of bread in a day and sold 70 loaves to the villagers, how many loaves were unsold?
Answer
20
The correct answer is 20 — Conclude that 20 loaves remained unsold
Step-by-step solution
- Identify total number of loaves baked: 90
- Identify number of loaves sold: 70
- Subtract sold from total: 90-70=20
- Conclude that 20 loaves remained unsold
Common mistake: Subtracting the wrong numbers
Concept tested: Simple arithmetic
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