Question

steven has 5 more marbles than jon has, suppose s is the number of marbles that steven has, and j is the number of marbles that jon has. a. write an equation to describe how many marbles steven has. b. write a different equation to describe how many marbles jon has.

Answer 1

a. j+5=s (because steven has five more than jon)
b. s-5=j (because jon has five less than steven)