A peach has 85 calories. It has w calories more than an orange. Write an expression for the number of calories in an orange. "MUST show work"

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Khalil Orr

27 February, 05:41

A peach has 85 calories. It has w calories more than an orange. Write an expression for the number of calories in an orange. "MUST show work"

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Tamara Stein · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let p represent the number of calories in a peach and g the number of calories in an orange.

Then p = g + w.

From this we get g = p - w.

In words: "The number of calories we get from an orange is equal to p, the number of calories from a peach, less w calories."