Question

write an expression for the situation
1. the amount of money you spent if you started with $40 and now have d dollars

Answer 1

Hi! How are you? Need some help here?

Answer 2

yes plz

Answer 3

Is it ok to have 2 unknowns?

Answer 4

THe amount of money you spent is one unknown and d for the amount of money you have left if the other unknown.

Answer 5

maybe

Answer 6

*is

Answer 7

okay

Answer 8

i got 40+d

Answer 9

$40-x=d; 40 is the amount you started with, x is the amount you spent, and d is what you have left. There is no other way to write this but to use 2 unknowns.

Answer 10

okay