A crayon company recently changed its labels. It currently has a total of 3,853 crayons in stock, 633 of which have the new label. How many crayons with the old label does the company have in stock?

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To find the number of crayons with the old label, you can subtract the number of crayons with the new label from the total number of crayons in stock.

Total crayons in stock = 3,853 Crayons with the new label = 633

Now, subtract the crayons with the new label from the total:

\[ \text{Crayons with the old label} = \text{Total crayons} - \text{Crayons with new label} \] \[ \text{Crayons with the old label} = 3,853 - 633 \] \[ \text{Crayons with the old label} = 3,220 \]

Therefore, the company has 3,220 crayons with the old label in stock.