Question

Carol has 18 fruits in a basket, 3 of them are apples, x of them are pineapples and the rest are oranges. An expression in terms of x for the number of oranges in the basket is... [1] 18 − 3x [2] 18 − 3 + x [3] 15 − x [4] 3x − 18

Answer 1

An expression in terms of x for the number of oranges in the basket is: 18 - 3 - x = 15 - x.

So, the correct answer is [3].