Question

Eve bought a bag of 26 sour candies. She ate s of the candies. Write an expression that shows how many sour candies Eve has now?

Answer 1

The expression is 26 - s.

Explanation:

Number of sour candies Eve has = 26

Number of candies ate by Eve = s

Let,

x be the candies left.

Candies left = Total - candies eaten

x = 26 - s

Therefore,

The expression is 26 - s.