The lacrosse team sold s team booster sweatshirts, and 19 of them were adult sizes. Choose the expression that shows how many sweatshirts were not adult sizes.Choices:(A) 19(B) s−19(C) s+19(D) 19−s
Q. The lacrosse team sold s team booster sweatshirts, and 19 of them were adult sizes. Choose the expression that shows how many sweatshirts were not adult sizes.Choices:(A) 19(B) s−19(C) s+19(D) 19−s
Understand the problem: Step 1: Understand the problem. The total number of sweatshirts sold is represented by s. Out of these, 19 are adult sizes. We need to find out how many were not adult sizes.
Set up the expression: Step 2: Set up the expression. To find the number of non-adult size sweatshirts, subtract the number of adult size sweatshirts from the total number of sweatshirts sold. The expression is s−19.
Match with choices: Step 3: Match the expression with the given choices. The correct expression that represents the number of non-adult size sweatshirts is s−19. This matches with choice (B).
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