Question

Susan's math teacher assigned x homework problems on Monday. On Tuesday, she assigned 15 more problems. Over the two

days, a total of 24 homework problems were assigned. Which equation could be used to find x, the number of problems assigned on
Monday?

A. 15x=24

B.24+x=15

C. x+15=24

D.x-15=24

Answer 1

The answer is C because need to add 15 to Monday to get the answer which is 24

Answer 2

C

Explanation:

We know that there were 24 questions in the 2 days

And we know that tuesday had 15 more question.

That means Monday had "x questions" + the 15 on tuesday to get 24 in total.