Question

Jamal planted 53 fewer flowers than Heidi. Write an expression to show how many flowers Heidi planted.

Answer 1

Answer:
`j=h-53`

Explanation:

Let h be the number of flowers Heidi planted, and j the number for Jamal.

`j=h-53`

Answer 2

y = x + 53

Explanation:

Let x be the number of flowers Jamal planted and y the number of flowers Heidi planted.

Jamal planted 53 fewer flowers than Heidi:

x = y - 53

Isolate the y.

x + 53 = y (Change the - sign to + sign when switching from different sides of an equation)

y = x + 53