Fatimah had some two-dollar and five-dollar notes in her money box. She had 3 fewer two-dollar notes than five-dollar notes. She then exchanged 4 five-dollar notes for two-dollar notes. How many more two-dollar notes than five-dollar notes did she have in the end?
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1. Determine the change in the number of five-dollar notes
Fatimah exchanged five-dollar notes, so the number of five-dollar notes decreased by .
2. Determine the change in the number of two-dollar notes
The value of five-dollar notes is .
The number of two-dollar notes she received is .
So, the number of two-dollar notes increased by .
3. Calculate the final difference between the number of two-dollar and five-dollar notes
Initially, two-dollar notes were fewer than five-dollar notes.
Let the initial number of five-dollar notes be .
Initial two-dollar notes = .
Final five-dollar notes = .
Final two-dollar notes = .
Difference = Final two-dollar notes - Final five-dollar notes = .
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