Question

Sahil got 28 questions right on the math test. Angelina got 7 more wrong answers than Sahil. There were 40 questions on the test. How many answers did Angelina get right on the math test? Which equation represents this situation?

A. a + 7 = 12
B. a + 7 = 28
C. 7 + 12 = a
D. 7 = 40 - a

Answer 1

40-28=12 Sahil got 28 right and 12 wrong

12+7=19 Angelina got 19 wrong and 21 right

40-19= 21

B would be correct

a +7=28

a= 28-7

a=21