Question

Instructions:

• Write the algebraic expression for each problem:
1. Mike's dog had puppies. Mike has sold 3 of them. Let n be the number of puppies Mike has now.
Write an expression that tells the original number of puppies.
Answer:

Answer 1

n=pupy born -3

Explanation:

Answer 2

n = puppies born - 3

Explanation:

Mike's dog had ? puppies, so you need to have the number of puppies born. Since he sold 3 of them, you need to subtract three from the number of puppies born. n is the number of puppies Mike has now, which equals the number of puppies born minus the number of puppies he gave away, which is 3.

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