The school bookshop sold 463 books in January and 279 books in February. In March, 185 books were returned. How many books does the bookshop have altogether after March?
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Step 1 Add January and February sales: 463 + 279 = 742.
Step 2 Subtract returned books: 742 − 185. Ones: 2 − 5 → borrow: 12 − 5 = 7. Tens: 3 − 8 → borrow: 13 − 8 = 5. Hundreds: 6 − 1 = 5. Result = 557.
Answer: 557
Correct answer: 557
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