Question

Students at three elementary schools collected a total of 29,294 cans of food to donate to a local food bank. Students at Johnson Elementary collected 9,987 cans of food, while students at Lincoln Elementary School collected 12,462 cans of food. How many cans of food did students at Richardson Elementary School collect

Answer 1

Answer:

6,845 cans

Step-by-step explanation:

Total of 29,294 cans of food to donate to a local food bank

Students at Johnson Elementary collected 9,987 cans of food

Students at Lincoln Elementary School collected 12,462 cans of food.

Total number of food can collected =

Food cans at Johnson Elementary + Food cans at Lincoln Elementary +

Food cans at Richardson Elementary

The Food cans collected at Richardson Elementary = Total food cans - (Food cans at Johnson Elementary + Food cans at Lincoln Elementary )

= 29,294 cans - (9,987 + 12,462) cans

= 29,294 cans - 22,449 cans

= 6,845 cans

Therefore, the cans of food that the students at Richardson Elementary School collected is 6,845 cans