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Write and solve an equation.

Mary and Alice are playing a card game. Mary has 21 points. She has 9 points less than Alice.

Solve for p.

How many points, p, does Alice have?

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3 votes
21+9=p
30=p Alice has 30
User Nucandrei
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p = 21 + 9     21 + 9 = 30 So therefore p = 30
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