Question

Central School collected 12,516 pounds of newspaper to recycle.Eastland School collected12,615 pounds of newspapers.how many more pounds of newspaper did Eastland School collect than Central School ?

Answer 1

Central         12,516
Eastland       12,615
The difference of 12,516 and 12,615 is 99 pounds. Or, 12,615 minus 12,516 equals 99.

Answer 2

Answer: 99 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Central School collected 12,516 pounds of newspaper to recycle.

Eastland School collected 12,615 pounds of newspapers.

Then, the number of pounds of newspaper Eastland School collected than Central School is given by:-

$12,615-12,516=99$

Therefore, Eastland School collected 99 pounds of newspaper more than Central School.