Question

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 0 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

6

Explanation:

The total of the two days adds up to 0. So define x as the score of the first day, and then have the equation x - 6 = 0.

Then solve,

x - 6 (+6) = 0 (+6)

x + 0 = 6

x = 6