Evan drew 8 pictures. Alexa drew $p$ fewer pictures than Evan. We need to write an expression that shows how many pictures Alexa drew.

1. Problem Description

Evan drew 8 pictures. Alexa drew $p$ fewer pictures than Evan. We need to write an expression that shows how many pictures Alexa drew.

2. Solution Steps

Since Alexa drew $p$ fewer pictures than Evan, and Evan drew 8 pictures, we can find the number of pictures Alexa drew by subtracting $p$ from

8.

Number of pictures Alexa drew = Number of pictures Evan drew - $p$

Number of pictures Alexa drew = $8 - p$

3. Final Answer

$8 - p$