Question

Larry bought 12 containers of pasta salad for school picnic.Each container held the same number of ounces of salad.Students finished the pasta salad.Students finished the pasta salad in 8 of the containers

Answer 1

Answer: 12p - 8p

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of containers brought by Larry = 12 containers

Number of containers finished by the student = 8 containers

If number of ounces in one container = p

We can then say that the number of ounces initially brought by Larry = 12 × p = 12p

Also, we can conclude that the number of ounces finished by the students = 8 × p = 8p

Therefore, the number of ounces left will be the subtraction of the number of ounces finished from the number of ounces initially brought, in terms of p:

Mathematically,

12p - 8p