There are y yellow dogs out of a total of 12 dogs at obedience class. Choose the expression that shows the number of dogs that are not yellow.Choices:(A) y(B) 12−y(C) 12+y(D) y−12
Q. There are y yellow dogs out of a total of 12 dogs at obedience class. Choose the expression that shows the number of dogs that are not yellow.Choices:(A) y(B) 12−y(C) 12+y(D) y−12
Total Dogs: There are 12 dogs in total. If y represents the yellow dogs, then the non-yellow dogs would be the rest of them.
Find Non-Yellow Dogs: To find the number of non-yellow dogs, subtract the number of yellow dogs y from the total number of dogs 12.
Expression for Non-Yellow Dogs: The expression for the number of non-yellow dogs is 12−y.
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