Question

John and Belinda played a nine holes of golf. John's score was 10 less than two times Belinda's score. If Johns score was 54 strokes, write and solve an equation to find Belinda's score.

Answer 1

Belinda's score is 32 strokes.

Explanation:

Let the score of John be "x" and Belinda be "y".

It is given that, in the game of golf, John's score was 10 less than two times Belinda's score.

Also, John's score is 54 strokes.

The above equation can be written as ;

`x = 2(y) -10`

Here, x = 54,

`54 = 2(y) -10`

`64 = 2(y)`

`y = 32`

Thus, Belinda's score is 32 strokes.