Question

A carrot has 25 more calories than a stalk of celery. Together they have 35 calories. How many calories are in each vegetable?

Answer 1

carrot has 30 and the celery has 5

Explanation:

think about it like math, the equation would look something like this:

Assuming C is carrots and cel is celery

C = cel+ 25

C + cel = 35,

substitute:

cel + 25 + cel = 35, combine like terms:

2cel + 25 = 35, isolate

2cel = 10, divide to isolate cel:

cel = 5, now plug it in:

C + 5 = 35, solve:

C = 30

Answer 2

Carrot: 25 calories. Celery: 10 calories.

Explanation:

To find your answer, subtract the total amount of calories by how many calories you know one vegetable has.

35-25=10 calories.