1. Which situation is best represented by the equation? X – 4 = 16? Alisa picked 16 apples and ate of them. What is x, the number of apples she had left? Jose ran for 16 minutes and walked for 4 minutes. What is company x, the difference between the time he spent running and the time he spent walking? James spent $4 of his allowance and had $16 left. What is x, the total amount of Jordan's allowance? Annette has hit 4 of the last 16 balls pitched. What is x, the total number of balls pitched?

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1. Which situation is best represented by the equation?

X – 4 = 16?

  1. Alisa picked 16 apples and ate of them. What is x, the number of apples she had left?
  2. Jose ran for 16 minutes and walked for 4 minutes. What is company x, the difference between the time he spent running and the time he spent walking?
  3. James spent $4 of his allowance and had $16 left. What is x, the total amount of Jordan's allowance?
  4. Annette has hit 4 of the last 16 balls pitched. What is x, the total number of balls pitched?
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