Explain simply why 50 is the correct answer to: Georgia has 25 pieces of stationery while Lorene has three times as many pieces of stationery as Georgia. How many fewer pieces of stationery does Georgia have than Lorene?. Explanation:
Lorene has 25 x 3 = 75 pieces of stationery. Thus, Georgia has 75 - 25 = 50 fewer pieces of stationery than Lorene.