Question

At the beginning of the month Kiran had $24 in his school cafeteria account. Use a variable to

represent the unknown quantity in each transaction below and write an equation to represent it.
Then, represent each transaction on a number line. What is the unknown quantity in each case?
1. In the first week he spent $16 on lunches. How much was in his account then?

Answer 1

he has 8$ left

Explanation:

if you subtract 24 from 16 you get 8