Krista and Alexa played balloon darts in a school fair. Krista popped 5 balloons and Alexa popped n balloons. Together, they popped a total of 13 balloons. Which equation can be used to determine the number of balloons Alexa popped? How many balloons did she pop? in addition
The equation that can be used to determine the number of balloons Alexa popped is:
5 + n = 13
where n represents the number of balloons Alexa popped.
To find the number of balloons Alexa popped, we need to solve for n.
Subtracting 5 from both sides of the equation, we have:
n = 13 - 5
n = 8
Therefore, Alexa popped 8 balloons.
did you mean x + 5 = 13
Apologies for the confusion. Since we are trying to determine the number of balloons Alexa popped, let's use a different variable. Let's say Alexa popped x balloons.
The correct equation to use would be:
x + 5 = 13
To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. We can do this by subtracting 5 from both sides:
x = 13 - 5
x = 8
Therefore, Alexa popped 8 balloons.