Practice problem
Addition Word Problems — Examples & Practice
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On Halloween, Tom goes trick-or-treating and receives many different types of candy.
On the first street he visits, people give him pieces of candy each.
On the second street, people give him piece of candy each, and on the third street, people give him pieces of candy each.
Once he returns home, he gives half of his candy to his younger brother before eating pieces of his remaining candy.
Interpret how many pieces of candy Tom has left as a numerical expression.