Question

Logan ate g out of 16 gumdrops. Write an expression that shows how many gumdrops Logan has left.

Answer 1

16-g=x

Explanation:

You know you need to subtract because it says ate out of. Next you don't know how many gumdrops Logan ate so they gave a the variable g. Since you don't know how many gumdrops he ate you don't know how many are left. You need another variable to represent how many gumdrops are left.