For this case, the first thing we must do is define variables. 
 We have then: 
 x: number of packs of 4 
 y: number of notebooks 
 The equation modeling the problem is given by: 
 

 Three packs of notebooks are sold. 
 Therefore, for x = 3 we have: 
 

 As the number of notebooks are 28, then the remaining amount is: 
 

 Answer: 
 There are 16 notebooks left