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Lee has 11 pencils. Ivy has 4 less pencils than Lee. write algebraic expression

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Let x represent the number of pencils that Ivy has

We were told that Lee has 11 pencils. If Ivy has 4 less pencils than Lee, then the algebraic expression representing this situation is

x + 4 = 11

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