Question

Adam collected 14 pennies in the first week and 9 pennies in the second week how many more pennies did he collect in the first week then the second week

Answer 1

He collected 5 more pennies in the first week than he did in the second.

Answer 2

14 pennies - 9 pennies = 4 pennies "How many more" is a subtraction phrase. So therefore, he collected 4 pennies in the first week than the second week