At the beginning of the week, Paloma opened a new box of 275 coffee creamers. Sixty-four coffee creamers were used during the week. Which equation could be used to find x, the number of coffee creamers left at the end of the week?
Q. At the beginning of the week, Paloma opened a new box of 275 coffee creamers. Sixty-four coffee creamers were used during the week. Which equation could be used to find x, the number of coffee creamers left at the end of the week?
Identify Initial Amount: Identify the initial amount of coffee creamers and the amount used.Paloma started with 275 coffee creamers and used 64 during the week.
Set Up Equation: Set up the equation to find the remaining coffee creamers.The number of coffee creamers left, x, is equal to the initial amount minus the amount used.So, the equation is x=275−64.
Perform Subtraction: Perform the subtraction to find the value of x.Subtract 64 from 275 to find the number of coffee creamers left.x=275−64=211.
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