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SIMPLE SUBTRACTION

38.

Take five from five, oh, that is mean!
Take five from seven, and this is seen.

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39.

If a bun and a half cost three halfpence, how many do you buy for sixpence?

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40.

How many times in a day would the hands of a watch meet each other, if the minute-hand moved backward and the hour-hand forward?