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.