Question

A teacher has a 2-gallon (52 cup) container of juice. She gives each student z cup of juice. Which equation represents the amount of juice that remains, y, after x students are served?

Answer 1

Answer:

$y = 32 - \frac{1}{2}x$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Cups = 32$ ---- not 52

$Students = x$

$Remainder = y$

$Each = \frac{1}{2}$ --- not z

Required

The equation for y

The remainder y is calculated as:

$y = Cups - Students * Each$

$y = 32 - \frac{1}{2}x$