Question

Which mathematical sentence most accurately expresses the information in the problem below?
Scott has 6 dogs. If two of them are dobermans, how many are not dobermans?

A. 2+6=n
B. 6=n+2
C. n-6=2
D. n-2=6

Answer 1

B. 6=n+2


6 = total 6 dogs
2 = two of them are Dobermans
n = 4  are not Dobermans