Question

a football team had 50 players at the start of the season, but then some players left the team. After that, the team had 42 players

Answer 1

50 = p + 42

Explanation:

The unknown part of this equation is the variable p, the number of people that left. So you want to add p to 42 and that will give you the total number of football players, which is 50. In order to get p, you need to get it by itself and make it equal something. Subtract 42 from both sides and you are stuck with 50-42 = p

p = 8

Answer 2

50-p=42

Explanation: