Q. Will lives 8 blocks from school. He just left school and walked b blocks toward home. Write an expression that shows the number of blocks remaining.
Identify total distance: Identify total distance from school to home and distance already walked.Total distance from school to home: 8 blocks.Distance Will has walked: b blocks.Remaining distance = Total distance - Distance walked.Calculation: 8−b.
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