Question

1. kevin lost some video games. he has lost 4 less video games than his friend, jose. write and solve an expression to represent the number of video games kevin has lost, then evaluate your expression when jose has lost 8 video games.

Explanation:

Step1: Define variable for Jose's games

Let $J$ = number of games Jose lost.

Step2: Write expression for Kevin's games

Kevin lost 4 less than Jose, so:
$K = J - 4$

Step3: Substitute Jose's lost games

Substitute $J=8$ into the expression:
$K = 8 - 4$

Step4: Calculate the result

$K = 4$

Answer:

The expression is $K = J - 4$, and Kevin lost 4 video games.