Question

In the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the US won 1 more than 4 times the number of gold medals France won. The US won 7 more gold medals than France. What is the unknown?

Answer 1

France 2 and US 9

Explanation:

France won 2 g medals and US won 9 g medals

just how we write the question into mathematics is important.

x= n France gold medals

n US gold medals = 7+ x = 4x +1

7+x = 1+ 4x ------> x=2