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Choose the expression that best represents the phrase below.

... 12 less than the number of apples...
O A. 12+ a
O B. 12 divided a
O c. 12a
O D. a : 12
O E a-12
O F. 12- a

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E I think. If you have 24 apples, and you need to find out 12 less then the number of apples you have total, you could replace a with 24 and do 24-12=12 to find out that you have 12 apples
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