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Shelby bought a bag of
30
30
30
sour candies. She ate
c
c
c
of the candies. Write an expression that shows how many sour candies Shelby has now.
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Write a linear function: word problems
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Q.
Shelby bought a bag of
30
30
30
sour candies. She ate
c
c
c
of the candies. Write an expression that shows how many sour candies Shelby has now.
Identify total candies:
Identify the total candies and the amount eaten.
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Shelby started with
30
30
30
candies and ate
c
c
c
candies.
\newline
Calculation:
30
−
c
30 - c
30
−
c
Calculate remaining candies:
Write the expression for the remaining candies.
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Remaining candies = Total candies - Eaten candies
\newline
Remaining candies =
30
−
c
30 - c
30
−
c
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