Troy has p peppermints. Riley has 4 fewer peppermints than Troy. Write an expression that shows how many peppermints Riley has.

Answer 1

To express how many peppermints Riley has, you can start with the number of peppermints Troy has, which is \( p \). Since Riley has 4 fewer peppermints than Troy, the expression for the number of peppermints Riley has would be:

\[ p - 4 \]

So, Riley has \( p - 4 \) peppermints.