New fashion stores inc received 1,000 t-shirts on the first of the month, by the end of the month the company has sold 743 shirts the difference is

At the beginning of the first month the store had 1,000 t-shirts in stock. At the end of the month the store had sold 743 shirts. To find how many shirts the store sold you subtract 1,000 t-shirts from 743 t-shirts sold. The equation is: 1,000 - 743 = 257 shirts left in the store.