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Nicole had 38 beads. She lost some of them. This can be modeled bye the expression 38-x. What does x represent?

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Answer:

x represents the lost beads.

Explanation:

she had 39 beads and she has lost a few

so, now she has 39-x beads because we are unaware of the number of beads she has lost.

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Answer:

The number of beads she lost

Explanation:

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