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) c−5(B) c(C) 5−c(D) 5+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) c−5(B) c(C) 5−c(D) 5+c
Start with flour: Wendy starts with 5 cups of flour.
Subtract needed cups: She needs c cups to make brownies, so we subtract c from 5.Calculation: 5−c
Calculate remaining cups: The expression that shows how many cups Wendy will have left is 5−c.
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