Question

Last week Cody ran 27 more miles than Joseph. Cody ran 34 miles. How many miles did Joseph run?

Which equation represents this situation?

A. x−27=34

B. x−34=27

C. x+27=34

D. x+34=27

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

The answer is 7 to the equation.

34-27 = 7

Another way to go about this is

x + 27 = 34

x = 7

27 + 7 = 34

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