Question

For a project, a builder purchased 7 boxes of bolts with each box containing 11 bolts. He

ended up finishing the project 6 days early and with 3 bolts left over. How many bolts did
he use for the project?
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Answer 1

I believe that the correct answer would be 74

Explanation:

you multiply 7*11 which equals 77 and then subtract 3 from the answer which gives us 74

Answer 2

74 Bolts

Explanation:

First find how many bolts he had to start with:

7 x 11 = 77

Then simply subtract to find out how many he used:

77 - 3 = 74