Nicholas used a $10 bill to pay for a granola bar that only costs p dollars.How much change did Nicholas receive from the cashier?Write your answer as an expression.$□
Q. Nicholas used a $10 bill to pay for a granola bar that only costs p dollars.How much change did Nicholas receive from the cashier?Write your answer as an expression.$□
Identify Payment Amount: Identify the amount Nicholas used to pay for the granola bar.Nicholas used a $10 bill to pay for the granola bar.
Identify Cost: Identify the cost of the granola bar.The granola bar costs p dollars.
Calculate Change: Calculate the change Nicholas should receive.To find the change, subtract the cost of the granola bar p dollars from the amount Nicholas used to pay ($10).Change = $10−p dollars
Write Change Expression: Write the expression for the change Nicholas received.The expression for the change Nicholas received is $10−p.
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