Marcie made 26 cupcakes. She gave c cupcakes to Kathleen. Which expression shows how many cupcakes Marcie had left?

Question

A.
26 - c
B.
26 + c
C.
26 × c
D.
26 ÷ c

Answer 1

The expression that shows how many cupcakes Marcie had left after giving $c$ cupcakes to Kathleen is:

A. $26-c$

This expression represents the total number of cupcakes (26) minus the number of cupcakes given away (c), resulting in the number of cupcakes left.