Question

Question
Javier has 8 fewer marbles than Angel. Angel has 24 marbles. Identify the equation that best describes this situation.(1 point)
Responses

j−8=24
j minus 8 equals 24

j+8=24
j plus 8 equals 24

8j=24
8 j equals 24

j+(−8)=24

Answer 1

To determine the equation that best describes the situation, we need to set up the relationship between Javier's and Angel's marbles.

Let \( j \) represent the number of marbles Javier has. According to the problem, Javier has 8 fewer marbles than Angel. We know that Angel has 24 marbles.

This can be expressed as:

\[ j = 24 - 8 \]

Simplifying this gives:

\[ j = 16 \]

However, if we want to express the relationship in terms of Javier's marbles (j) being 8 fewer than Angel's, we can write it as:

\[ j + 8 = 24 \]

This means Javier's marbles plus the 8 that he is short of will equal Angel's total of 24 marbles.

Thus, the correct answer is:

**j + 8 = 24** (j plus 8 equals 24)