how to write equation type ; Three less pound of strawberries than Oranges?

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Hi,In these type of word problems just try to write in the way that it make sense:Three less pound of strawberries than Oranges means that strawberries are 3 pounds less than Oranges or:Strawberries = Oranges -3 poundsif you assign x as Strawberries and y as Oranges you can re-write the statement above as:Strawberries = xOranges = yx=3-yI hope this helps,Good luck,Kamel