Before the coffee shop opens the employees bake 40 cookies which is 25 less than the number of donuts they make does the equation x+25=40 describe the situation if not write an equation that does and explain what the variable represents

x-25 = 40

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of cookies made = x

The employees bake 40 cookies which is 25 less than the number of donuts they make

Number of Cookies is less than Number of Donuts by 25

Therefore the equation that describes the situation is given as:

x-25 = 40 where x is the number of cookies made.

exa:

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3+11

14

step-by-step explanation:

from this example, we can see that subtracting with integers is the same as adding the opposite. we can solve using a number line or by using the saying "keep, change, change" to us solve. it is important to remember that we can subtract a negative and end up with a larger number than we started with.