Jeff wants to find the difference of 125-113. He has subtracted the hundreds and tens so far.

This is the whole question: Jeff wants to find the difference of 125-113. He has subtracted the hundreds and tens so far. What is the sum of the two numbers he has subtracted? How much does he still need to subtract?

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You need to subtract 113.

113 = 100 + 10 + 3.

If you have subtracted the hundreds and tens so far then you have subtracted 100 + 10 for a sum of 110.

You still need to subtract the final 3 to bring the total subtraction to 130 (=100+10+3).

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