Question

John worked "x" hours this week and Shanique worked eight hours less than John. Write an algebraic expression for the number of hours that Shanique worked this week.A) 8xB) x + 8C) 8 − x) 8 −

Answer 1

X-8 Is the algebraic expression for this problem.
Start with John who is x and Shanique is 8 hours less so -8 now put those together to get x-8.

Answer 2

x - 8

Explanation:

She worked 8 hours less than John