Question

Mike drew p pictures. Rick drew 41 fewer pictures than Mike. Choose the expression that shows how many pictures Rick drew.

(A.) p

(B.) 41 + p

(C.) p - 41

(D.) 41 - p

Answer 1

It's p - 41.

Explanation:

We're trying to find how many pictures Rick drew, which is 41 less than how many Mike drew, p. To find the expression in situations like these, always take how many fewer was drawn from the amount the other person drew, which would be 41 - p. But this would most likely give us a negative answer, which isn't possible. Switch them around and you have p - 41.