Phil received a prize of x dollars from a poker tournament. The tournament cost him 100 dollars to enter.What were Phil's net winnings from the tournament?Write your answer as an expression.dollars
Q. Phil received a prize of x dollars from a poker tournament. The tournament cost him 100 dollars to enter.What were Phil's net winnings from the tournament?Write your answer as an expression.dollars
Subtracting Prize and Cost: To find Phil's net winnings, we need to subtract the cost of entering the tournament from the prize he received.Calculation: Net winnings = Prize - Cost of entryNet winnings = x dollars - 100 dollars
Writing Net Winnings Expression: We can now write the expression for Phil's net winnings.Expression: Net winnings = x−100
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