Translate the statement into a mathematical expression.
-There were 75 men and women at a meeting. If m of them were men, how many were women?
A)75 + m
B)75 - m
D)75m

Question

Translate the statement into a mathematical expression.
-There were 75 men and women at a meeting. If m of them were men, how many were women?
A)75 + m 
B)75 - m 
D)75m

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If m of the 75 people were men, then the rest of the people must have been women. So the number of women would be 75 minus the number of men (75 - m). The total number of people at the meeting is 75. Let x be the number of women at the meeting. Then we know that m + x = 75 because the total number of men and women is 75.

Solving for x, we get x = 75 - m. Therefore, the number of women at the meeting is 75 - m, which is option B.

Translate the Statement into a Mathematical Expression