Question

456496 copies of a book were printed out of these 7175 copies were distributed as complementary copies and 244709 were sold .How many copies are left with the publisher.

Answer 1

456496-(7175+244709)
456496-251884
204612

Answer 2

If 7175 copies were distributed and 244709 copies were sold,
Then, total number of copies went = 251884
Number of copies left = 456496-251884 = 204612
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