Question

Jasper has 7 more checkers left than Karen does in a game of checkers. Jasper has 9 left. Write and solve and addition equation to find out how many checkers Karen has left.​

Answer 1

Karen has only 2 checkers left

Explanation:

Jasper has 7 checkers than Karen

Jasper has 9 checkers

The equation can be written as

7 + k = 9

This means that 7 plus Karen checkers equal 9 which is jasper checkers

It can also be written as

9 - 7 = k

k = 2

Therefore Karen has only 2 checkers left