Michelle used a $20 bill to pay for a notebook that only costs p dollars.How much change did Michelle receive from the cashier?Write your answer as an expression.
Q. Michelle used a $20 bill to pay for a notebook that only costs p dollars.How much change did Michelle receive from the cashier?Write your answer as an expression.
Identify Amount Paid: Identify the total amount Michelle used to pay for the notebook.Michelle used a $20 bill to pay for the notebook.
Identify Cost of Notebook: Identify the cost of the notebook.The notebook costs p dollars, where p is the price of the notebook in dollars.
Calculate Change: Calculate the change Michelle should receive.To find the change, subtract the cost of the notebook p dollars) from the amount Michelle used to pay ($20).Change = Total amount paid - Cost of the notebookChange = $20−p dollars
Write Change Expression: Write the expression for the change Michelle received.The expression for the change Michelle received is $20−p.
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