How do you write an algebraic expression that models the word phrase "The amount of money you spent if you started with $40 and now have d dollars"?
2 Answers
Jan 23, 2016
Let's call the amount spent
Explanation:
We know that the amount spent and the amount left adds up to
Or in another form (by subtracting
Jan 23, 2016
40 - a = d
Explanation:
let the amount of money spent be a
started with 40 and spent a is represented by : 40 - a
left with d , hence 40 - a = d