Amy has 7 pencils.
she buys 9 more pencils.
josh has 12 pencils.
how many more pencils does
amy have than josh?

4

Step-by-step explanation:

Add 7 and 9 together. That equals 16.

If Josh has 12, just subtract 16 and 12!

Then, your answer will be 4.

4 more pencils

Step-by-step explanation:

Add the 7 pencils that she had before with the 9 pencils she bought. Amy has 16 pencils in total.

Since Josh has 12 pencils, you subtract the 12 pencils Josh has with the 16 pencils Amy has, to get 4.

Since Josh has 12 pencils, you subtract 12 from 16 to get 4 more pencils. Hope this helps!