Question

A teacher has a 2 gallon container of juice she gives each student a half a cup of juice which equation represents the amount of juice that remains why after ex students are served

Answer 1

"The amount of juice that remains, y, is the difference from the initial amount of juice and the amount distributed to the students. If each x students get 0.5 cup each, then 0.5x cups of juice have been distributed. The equation for the remaining amount is,

y = 32 - 0.5x"