Question
Jai has 35 pieces of fruit. They are all apples and pears. He has 15 more apples than pears. How many pears does he have?
Answers
Reiny
number of pears --- x
number of apples --- x+15
solve for x:
x + x+15 = 35
number of apples --- x+15
solve for x:
x + x+15 = 35
Anonymous
35-15=20