Question

Mike ate 42 orange skittles and 35 red skittles on sauturday. He ate 27 purple skittles and 44 yellow skittles on Sunday about how many fewer purple skittles than orange skittles did mike eat

Answer 1

Mike ate 15 fewer purple skittles than orange skittles.

Explanation:

Number of orange skittles Mike ate on Saturday = 42

Number of red skittles Mike ate on Saturday = 35

Number of purple skittles Mike ate on Sunday = 27

Number of yellow skittles Mike ate on Sunday = 44

Now, Number of orange skittles - Number of purple skittles

= 42 - 27 = 15

Hence, Mike ate 15 fewer purple skittles than orange skittles.