One day, 2000-500=<<2000-500=1500>>1500 cans of food were left.

It was then restocked to 1500+1500=<<1500+1500=3000>>3000 cans.

1000*2=<<1000*2=2000>>2000 cans were taken the next day.

3000-2000=<<3000-2000=1000>>1000 cans were left.

It was restocked once more to 1000+3000=<<1000+3000=4000>>4000 cans of food.

Carla gave away 500+2000=<<500+2000=2500>>2500 cans of food.

# Answer

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Carla works at a food bank and she currently has stocked up 2000 cans of food. One day, 500 people showed up and took 1 can of food each. Carla had to then restock 1500 more cans to keep up with demand. The next day, 1000 people showed up and took 2 cans of food each. Carla restocked again with 3000 cans of food this time. How many cans of food did Carla give away?
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Carla works at a food bank and she currently has stocked up 2000 cans of food. One day, 500 people showed up and took 1 can of food each. Carla had to then restock 1500 more cans to keep up with demand. The next day, 1000 people showed up and took 2 cans of food each. Carla restocked again with 3000 cans of food this time. How many cans of food did Carla give away?
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