Wendy needs c cups of flour to make brownies. She has 5 cups of flour in her cupboard. Choose the expression that shows how many cups of flour Wendy will have left after making the brownies.Choices:(A) 5+c(B) c−5(C) 5−c(D) c
Q. Wendy needs c cups of flour to make brownies. She has 5 cups of flour in her cupboard. Choose the expression that shows how many cups of flour Wendy will have left after making the brownies.Choices:(A) 5+c(B) c−5(C) 5−c(D) c
Understand the problem: Step 1: Understand the problem. Wendy needs c cups of flour to make brownies and has 5 cups in her cupboard. We need to find out how many cups she'll have left after using c cups for brownies.
Set up expression: Step 2: Set up the subtraction expression. Since Wendy uses c cups from her total of 5 cups, the expression to find the remaining cups is 5−c.
Identify correct choice: Step 3: Identify the correct choice from the given options. The expression 5−c represents the amount of flour left after making the brownies, which matches choice (C).
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