1. The problem states: "Six subtracted from a number gives 44." We need to write this as an equation using $x$ to represent "a number." 2. "Six subtracted from a number" means we take the number $x$ and subtract 6 from it, which is written as $x - 6$. 3. "Gives 44" means the result equals 44, so the equation is $x - 6 = 44$. 4. Let's check the options given: - $44 - 6 = x$ means 44 minus 6 equals $x$, which is not the same as the problem statement. - $6 + x = 44$ means 6 plus $x$ equals 44, which is different. - $6 - x = 44$ means 6 minus $x$ equals 44, which is not correct. - $x - 6 = 44$ matches the problem exactly. 5. Therefore, the correct equation is: $$x - 6 = 44$$