Khan/khan-exercises — Issue #15532: Arithmetic word problems 1 - arithmetic word problems 1
Author: KhanBugz
Created: 2012-03-06 10:48:41+00:00
State: open
Labels: ie8, ie9, win7, wrong-or-unclear

Reporter: badmc@att.net

There are 40 people riding on a train. At the previous stop, 10 people got off. How many people were riding the train before the stop? BEFORE the stop, the answer is still 40. AFTER the stop the answer is 30.

[arithmetic_word_problems_1.html?seed=95&problem=take-away-start](http://sandcastle.khanacademy.org/media/castles/Khan:master/exercises/arithmetic_word_problems_1.html?seed=95&problem=take-away-start&debug)

[Answer timeline](http://sandcastle.khanacademy.org/media/castles/Khan:master/exercises/arithmetic_word_problems_1.html?seed=95&problem=take-away-start&debug&activity=%5B%5B%22incorrect-activity%22%2C%22%5B%5C%2240%5C%22%5D%22%2C28%5D%5D)

[["40"]]

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