esse played two days of golf. On the second day, he got a score of 6 below par, or -6. His total score for the two days was 0 above par, or 0. Define a variable then write and solve an equation to find the score jesse got on the first day. show your work
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-6 + x = 0
x = 6
so he got 6 above par
Correct.
n + -6 = 0
n = the first day's score
n + -6 = 0
Add 6 to both sides.
n = 6
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Let's define the variable "x" as Jesse's score on the first day of golf.
We know that on the second day Jesse got a score of 6 below par, or -6. This means that on the second day he scored 6 less than par. Since par is considered 0 above or below, a score of -6 implies that Jesse scored 6 below par.
We also know that Jesse's total score for the two days was 0 above par, or 0. Therefore, his score on the first day (represented by "x") must be the opposite of his score on the second day (-6), to make the sum of the two scores equal to 0.
So, the equation would be:
x + (-6) = 0
To solve for x, we can add 6 to both sides of the equation to isolate x:
x + (-6) + 6 = 0 + 6
x = 6
Therefore, Jesse's score on the first day was 6.