Question

Zendaya was given a box of assorted chocolates for her birthday. Each night, Zendaya treated herself to some chocolates. Zendaya ate 2 chocolates each night and there were originally 18 chocolates in the box. Make a table of values and then write an equation for C, commaC, in terms of t, commat, representing the number of chocolates remaining in the box tt days after Zendaya's birthday.
Number of Days After Zendaya's Birthday Number of Chocolates Remaining in the Box
0
1
2
3

Answer 1

Number of Days After Zendaya's Birthday Number of Chocolates Remaining in the Box
0 18
1 16
2 14
3 12

The equation for C, the number of chocolates remaining in the box after t days, would be:
C = 18 - 2t