Question

Ethan went to the farmers market and bought 57 pieces of fruit. He bought 15 pears, 22 apples, and some peaches. Write an equation to help solve the problem. use an unknown to represent the number of peaches.

Answer 1

Let's use the variable 'p' to represent peaches.

p + 15 + 22 = 57

p + 37 = 57

p = 20

Ethan bought 20 peaches