Question

The singing competition started with 794 contestants. Now, only 247 contestants are still in the competition. How many contestants are no longer in the competition?

Answer 1

ANSWER

547 contestants are no longer in the competition.

EXPLANATION

This is a subtraction problem.

The number of contestants who started the competition is 794.

The number of contestants who are currently in the competition is 247.

To find the number of contestants who are no longer in the competition, we need to subtract 247 from 794.

Number of contestants who are no longer in the competition is

794-247=547