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Addition and subtraction word problems 1

Peter the peacock had 1717 beautiful feathers in his tail. 99 fell out.
How many feathers are left in Peter's tail?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
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