There were 15 kids at the park. When it began to rain, k of them went home. Choose the expression that shows the number of kids left at the park.Choices:(A) k−15(B) 15(C) 15−k(D) 15+k
Q. There were 15 kids at the park. When it began to rain, k of them went home. Choose the expression that shows the number of kids left at the park.Choices:(A) k−15(B) 15(C) 15−k(D) 15+k
Total Kids at Park: There were originally 15 kids at the park.
Kids Leaving Due to Rain:k kids decided to leave because it started raining.
Subtracting Kids Who Left: To find out how many kids are left, subtract the number of kids who left k from the total number that were there 15.So, the expression is 15−k.
Correct Representation of Kids Left: The correct choice that represents the number of kids left at the park is (C) 15−k.
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