SOLUTION: This tells you how dumb I am: My son has a math problem...He is in 4th grade. If says Write the expression. Let P stand for the number of pencils jody has. 1. 3 fewer pencil

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Question 395935: This tells you how dumb I am: My son has a math problem...He is in 4th grade.
If says Write the expression. Let P stand for the number of pencils jody has.
1. 3 fewer pencils than Jody has 3-P
2. Half as many pencils as jody has. Ok i am lost. please help me.

Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This tells you how dumb I am: My son has a math problem...He is in 4th grade.
If says Write the expression. Let P stand for the number of pencils jody has.
1. 3 fewer pencils than Jody has
p-3
2. Half as many pencils as jody has.

m.ananth@hotmail.ca

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