suppose x sheets from a 500 sheet ream of paper have been used. Write an algebric expression to represent the number of sheets that are left
clearly it's 500-x
To represent the number of sheets that are left, we can subtract the number of sheets used from the total number of sheets in the ream.
Let's denote the number of sheets used as 'x' and the total number of sheets in the ream as '500'.
The algebric expression for the number of sheets that are left can be written as:
500 - x
This expression calculates the remaining sheets by subtracting the number of sheets used from the total number of sheets in the ream.