You took 2 apples from 3 apples. You now have 2 apples, and there is one left in the bag or wherever you took the 2 apples from.
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If there are 10 apples and you take away 2, you would have 8 apples left. However, since you took 2 apples, you now possess those 2 apples. Therefore, you have 2 apples, while 8 apples remain with the original count.
You have 3 apples...
If you took two, you have two.
Your holding the two apples you took and there is one apple left in the fruit basket.
John now has 3 Apples.