Question

maggie makes jewelry out of beads. She buys 408 red beads, 240 green beads, and 259 blue beads. how many more red and green beads does maggie buy than blue beads

Answer 1

408+240-259=
408+240=648-259
648-259=389 more red and green beads

Answer 2

149 more red beads

There are 19 less green beads than blue beads.