A printer holds 500 sheets of paper. After printing it held 210 sheets. Which equation can be used to find how many sheets were printed?
To find out how many sheets were printed, you can subtract the number of sheets that the printer currently holds from the starting number of sheets it had. In this case, the printer initially holds 500 sheets and after printing, it holds 210 sheets. So, the equation to find how many sheets were printed would be:
Sheets Printed = Initial number of sheets - Final number of sheets
Let's express this equation mathematically:
Let x be the number of sheets printed.
Initial number of sheets = 500
Final number of sheets = 210
Therefore, the equation can be written as:
x = 500 - 210
Simplifying further:
x = 290
So, 290 sheets were printed.
To find out how many sheets were printed, you can subtract the final number of sheets from the initial number of sheets. Let's denote the initial number of sheets as "x" and the final number of sheets as "y".
The equation that represents this situation can be written as:
x - y = number of sheets printed
In this case, the initial number of sheets is 500 and the final number of sheets is 210. Substituting these values into the equation:
500 - 210 = number of sheets printed
Simplifying:
290 = number of sheets printed