Dale drew 8 pictures. Belle drew p fewer pictures than Dale. Choose the expression that shows how many pictures Belle drew. Choices: (A) 8(B) p−8(C) 8+p(D) 8−p
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(B) p−8(C) 8+p(D) 8−p
Identify Operation: Identify the operation that corresponds to "p fewer pictures than Dale". Since "fewer" indicates subtraction, we need to subtract p from the number of pictures Dale drew.
Calculate Belle's Pictures: Dale drew 8 pictures. To find out how many pictures Belle drew, which is p fewer than Dale, we subtract p from 8. Calculation: 8−p
Check Correct Expression: Check the given choices to see which one matches our calculation. The correct expression that represents "p fewer pictures than 8" is 8−p.
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