Question

Mai's water bottle had 24 ounces in it. After she drank x ounces of water, there were 10 ounces left.

Select all the equations that represent this situation.

Answer 1

24 - X = 10

Explanation:

Given that Mai's water bottle had 24 ounces in it. After she drank x ounces of water, there were 10 ounces left, in order to determine the equation that represents this situation, the following reasoning has to be made:

Since the bottle has 24 ounces of liquid, that is its initial content, from which an amount X is subtracted, after which 10 ounces of water remain. That is, 24 - X = 10.

Thus, this equation is solved in the following way:

24 - X = 10

24 = 10 + X

24 - 10 = X

14 = X