Question

Tyrell has a box of colored pencils. He uses 65 pencils and has 114 pencils left in the box. Write an equation showing how many pencils are in the box before he starts drawing.

Answer 1

Let P be the number of pencils in the box before Tyrell starts drawing.
The equation to represent the problem is P - 65 = 114. Answer: \boxed{P - 65 = 114}.