Tim had 6 books. Then he gets some more. Now he has 8 books.

This image shows three books in the first row and three books in the second row.

How many new books did Tim get?

(1 point)
Responses

1 book

1 book

2 books

2 books

3 books

3 books

4 books

1 answer

Tim originally had 6 books and now has 8 books. To find out how many new books Tim got, we can subtract the original number of books from the current number of books:

8 books (current) - 6 books (original) = 2 books.

So, Tim got 2 new books.

The correct response is: 2 books.