Question

Ben has b dollars. Cam has 7 fewer dollars than Ben. How many dollars does Cam have? Write your answer as an expression.

Answer 1

b - 7
B is the number of dollars Ben has and Cam has 7 less so you just subtract 7 from b

Answer 2

Cam has
`b-7` dollars.

Explanation:

Here b represents the number of dollars Ben has,

Given,

Cam has 7 fewer dollars than Ben,

So, the number of dollars cam has = The number of Ben's dollar - 7

`=b-7`

Hence, the expression that represents cam's dollar is,

`' b-7 '`