Question

1. a company loses $5,400 as the result of a manufacturing defect. each of the 8 owners have agreed to pay an equal amount, x, to pay for the loss.

part a
write an expression to show the total loss after the owners contribute some money.

Explanation:

Step1: Define total initial loss

The initial total loss is $\$5,400$.

Step2: Define owner contributions

8 owners each pay $x$, so total contribution is $8x$.

Step3: Express remaining total loss

Subtract total contributions from initial loss.
$5400 - 8x$

Answer:

$5400 - 8x$