Philip picked 15 pears. Christina picked p fewer pears than Philip. Choose the expression that shows how many pears Christina picked.Choices:(A) 15−p(B) p(C) p−15(D) 15+p
Q. Philip picked 15 pears. Christina picked p fewer pears than Philip. Choose the expression that shows how many pears Christina picked.Choices:(A) 15−p(B) p(C) p−15(D) 15+p
Calculate Pears Picked: Philip picked 15 pears. Christina picked p fewer. To find out how many Christina picked, we subtract p from 15.Calculation: 15−p
Subtract to Find Christina's Pears: Check the choices to see which one matches our calculation.(A) 15−p is the correct expression.
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