At the beginning of the month, Shiloh made 72 servings of trail mix. By the end of the month, she had 47 servings of trail mix left. Which equation could be used to find x, the number of servings of trail mix that had been eaten during the month?

A.72x = 47

B. x + 72 = 47

C.72 - x = 47

D. 47 - 72 = x

Question

At the beginning of the month, Shiloh made 72 servings of trail mix. By the end of the month, she had 47 servings of trail mix left. Which equation could be used to find x, the number of servings of trail mix that had been eaten during the month?

A.72x = 47

B. x + 72 = 47

C.72 - x = 47

D. 47 - 72 = x

texaschic101 · Answer

72 at the beginning....she used some....then had 47 left
72 - x = 47