Joe and Andrew shot baskets in a school fair. Joe made 9 baskets, which is 2 baskets more than Andrew. Supply the correct numbers to complete the equation that can be used to determine the number of baskets, b, that Andrew made.
Joe made 9 baskets, which is 2 baskets more than Andrew. Let's represent the number of baskets Andrew made as b.
According to the information given, the equation that can be used to determine the number of baskets Andrew made is:
Joe's number of baskets = Andrew's number of baskets + 2
9 = b + 2
We can solve this equation to find the value of b, which represents the number of baskets Andrew made:
Subtracting 2 from both sides of the equation:
9 - 2 = b
7 = b
Therefore, Andrew made 7 baskets.
According to the given information, Joe made 9 baskets, which is 2 baskets more than Andrew.
Let's represent the number of baskets Andrew made as 'x'.
So, we can write the equation as:
Joe's baskets = Andrew's baskets + 2
Substituting the values given:
9 = x + 2
To determine the number of baskets Andrew made, we can solve this equation for 'x'.
To solve this problem, let's break down the information given:
- Joe made 9 baskets.
- Joe made 2 baskets more than Andrew.
Let's represent the number of baskets Andrew made with the variable "b."
According to the information given, Joe made 2 more baskets than Andrew. Therefore, we can write an equation to represent this relationship:
Joe's baskets = Andrew's baskets + 2
Since Joe made 9 baskets, we can replace "Joe's baskets" with 9, and the equation becomes:
9 = b + 2
To find the number of baskets Andrew made (represented by "b"), we need to solve for b. We can do this by rearranging the equation:
b + 2 = 9
Subtracting 2 from both sides of the equation gives us:
b = 9 - 2
Simplifying further:
b = 7
Therefore, Andrew made 7 baskets.