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Lila has c cups of juice. Miren has times the number of cups of juice as Lila. Helena has of a cup of juice less than Miren.

Create an expression that will represent the number of cups of juice Helena has.

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Let's break down the information given:

  1. Lila has \( c \) cups of juice.
  2. Miren has times the number of cups of juice as Lila. This means Miren has \( k \times c \) cups of juice, where \( k \) is the multiplier indicating how many times Miren has more than Lila.
  3. Helena has \( m \) of a cup of juice less than Miren. This means Helena has \( k \times c - m \).

Based on this information, we can create the expression for the number of cups of juice Helena has:

Expression for Helena's juice: \[ k \cdot c - m \]

To summarize, if you have the defined operations and variables:

  • \( c \): Lila's cups of juice
  • \( k \): Multiplier for Miren's cups relative to Lila's
  • \( m \): Amount less than Miren that Helena has

The final expression for the number of cups of juice Helena has is \( k \cdot c - m \).