Dale drew 8 pictures. Belle drew p fewer pictures than Dale. Choose the expression that shows how many pictures Belle drew.Choices:(A) 8+p(B) 8−p(C) p−8(D) 8
Q. Dale drew 8 pictures. Belle drew p fewer pictures than Dale. Choose the expression that shows how many pictures Belle drew.Choices:(A) 8+p(B) 8−p(C) p−8(D) 8
Understand the problem: Step 1: Understand the problem.Dale drew 8 pictures, and Belle drew p fewer pictures than Dale. To find out how many pictures Belle drew, we need to subtract p from the number of pictures Dale drew.Calculation: 8−p
Calculate the difference: Step 2: Match the calculation with the given choices.From the choices provided:(A) 8+p(B) 8−p(C) p−8(D) 8The correct expression that matches our calculation from Step 1 is (B) 8−p.
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