Question

Note: Enter your answer and show all the steps that you use to solve this problem in the space provided. Jesse played two days of golf. On the second day, he got a score of 6 below par, or-6. His total score for the two days was O above par, or 0. Define a variable. Then write and solve an equation to find the score Jesse got on the first day. Show your work.

Answer 1

If Jesse's score on the first day is x

The equation that represents what is described in the question is

x - 6 = 0

x = +6 (6 above par)

Jesse's score on the first day = +6 (6 above par)

Step-by-step explanation

Let Jesse's score on the first day be x

Jesse's score on the second day = -6 (6 below par)

His total score for the two days was 0

So, the sum of his scores for the two days can be written as

x + (-6)

And that is equal to 0

x + (-6) = 0

x - 6 = 0

We can then solve this to obtain x; Jesse's score on the first day

x - 6 = 0

Add 6 to both sides

x - 6 + 6 = 0 + 6

x = +6 (6 above par)

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