Question

Darnell wrote this expression to describe the number of bus rides he has left on his bus pass

p – 12

Which situation could be described by this expression

A.
Darnell does not know the total number of rides he gets on the bus pass. He does know that he has used 12 rides so far.

B.
Darnell does not know how many rides he has already used. He knows he has 12 bus rides left on the bus pass.

C.
Darnell does not know how many rides he has left on the bus pass. He knows it is 12 fewer rides than he has already used.

D.
Darnell does not know how many bus rides he has

Answer 1

Which do you think it could be?

Answer 2

b

Answer 3

Ehhh... B should be eliminated...

Answer 4

ok then d

Answer 5

The Pass is represented as p
So, p-12
He has already riden 12 times, so he has 12 fewer rides

Answer 6

B and D can be eliminated

Answer 7

so c

Answer 8

He knows he has already used 12 rides

Answer 9

i know

Answer 10

so a

Answer 11

Correct!!(:

Answer 12

ok thanks

Answer 13

No problem(: