Question

A store starts the day with 36 packages of Juice boxes. Each package contains the same number of juice boxes. By the end of the day, there are only 8 packages of juice boxes left. Create an expression in simplest form to represent the situation. ( use x as your variable ).

Answer 1

36-x=8

Explanation:

There are 36 packages to start off with then 8 packages left at the end of the day.

The variable is how many were bought, this would be x. So 36 - x = 8