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Steve had 48 chocolates but decided to give 8 chocolates to each of his coworkers,

How many chocolates does Steve have left?
Wite your answer as an expression
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Answer:

48 - 8c

Explanation:

let c be the number of coworkers

48 - 8c would be the expression because it starts with 48 and for every coworker 8 is subtracted.

User Jacob G
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Answer:

n = 48 - 8x

Explanation:

n = how many chocolates Steve has left.

x = how many coworkers

User Josep
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