Question

A box of chocolates contains 2 ounces of fruit crèmes, and the rest are caramels. If the box weighs 8 ounces, how many ounces of caramels are there?



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Answer 1

If the total number of ounces of chocolates in the box are eight, and there are 2 ounces of fruit crèmes, then the equation to find the number of ounces of caramels is as simple as: 8 - 2 = 6. So there are 6 ounces of caramels.