Question

Devante and Brayden went shopping. Devante spent $17 less than Brayden. If we let r represent how much Brayden spent, write an algebraic expression for how much Devante spent.

Answer 1

Answer:

$r-17$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let r represent how much Brayden spent.

We have been given that Devante spent $17 less than Brayden. This means that the amount spent by Devante would be $17 less that amount spent by Brayden (r).

To write expression for amount that Devante spent, we will subtract 17 from r as:

$r-17$

Therefore, the expression $r-17$ represents amoung spent by Devante.