Steve had 48 chocolates but decided to give 8chocolates to each of his f coworkers. How many chocolates does Steve have left? Write your answer as an expression.

Steve has 48 chocolates, so start with that.

48

He gives out 8 chocolates to each coworker.

48-8 (for each coworker)

Coworkers are represented by the letter "f."

48-8f

This is an expression (not an equation), so there is no equal sign.