1) The clarinet section in the Mt. Demsey Middle School band has 3 rows of 6 students One day, 4 students were absent from the clarinet section. )) Which expression tells you how many udents were still present in the clarinet \( (3 \cdot 6)+4 \) \( (3 \cdot 6)-4 \)

To determine how many students were still present in the clarinet section after 4 students were absent, we can follow these steps: 1. **Calculate the total number of students in the clarinet section:** - There are 3 rows of 6 students each. - The total number of students can be calculated as: \[ \text{Total students} = 3 \cdot 6 \] 2. **Subtract the number of absent students:** - If 4 students were absent, the number of students present can be calculated as: \[ \text{Present students} = \text{Total students} - \text{Absent students} \] - This translates to: \[ \text{Present students} = (3 \cdot 6) - 4 \] Thus, the correct expression that tells you how many students were still present in the clarinet section is: \[ (3 \cdot 6) - 4 \]