1. **State the problem:** The vice principal had 862 special pencils to sharpen. She sharpened 341 on Monday and 375 on Tuesday. We need to find how many pencils remain to be sharpened. 2. **Write the formula:** Total pencils left = Initial pencils - (Monday sharpened + Tuesday sharpened) 3. **Calculate the total sharpened:** $$341 + 375 = 716$$ 4. **Calculate pencils left:** $$862 - 716 = 146$$ 5. **Answer:** She has 146 pencils left to sharpen. --- 1. **State the problem:** Megan bought 4 boxes of strawberries with 12 strawberries each. One box dropped and 4 strawberries got squished. Find how many strawberries she has now. 2. **Write the formula:** Total strawberries = (Number of boxes × strawberries per box) - squished strawberries 3. **Calculate total strawberries before squishing:** $$4 \times 12 = 48$$ 4. **Subtract squished strawberries:** $$48 - 4 = 44$$ 5. **Answer:** Megan has 44 strawberries now.