Question

Mrs. Nelson asked students in her class to translate the statement “Remy lost some of the $14 his mom gave him” into an algebraic expression. Four students’ solutions are shown below.

Which student is correct?

(1 point)
Responses

Daniel
Daniel

Bobby
Bobby

Alice
Alice

Camila

1 answer

To translate the statement “Remy lost some of the $14 his mom gave him” into an algebraic expression, we need to recognize the key elements:

  1. Remy had $14.
  2. He lost some of that amount, which we can represent as a variable (let's say \( x \) for the amount lost).

The expression is therefore \( 14 - x \), where \( x \) represents the amount Remy lost.

Without the specific expressions from each student, I can't definitively tell you which student is correct. However, the correct expression should generally be formulated as \( 14 - x \) (where \( x \) is some amount of money less than or equal to 14).

If you'd provide the expressions from each student, I can help identify which one is accurate.