Question

judy has 573 baseball cards in her collection Todd has 489 baseball cards in his collection how many fewer cards does Todd have than judy

Answer 1

When you see this problem look at the numbers. Then you do this-

Take the highest number. So in this case it's 573. Then take the second number (the smaller number listed) and it's 489. Then you subtract :)

573-489=84

You can also do it this way-

573
-489
———
84

Answer 2

Simple. subtract 489 from 573

573-
489
-----
84