Pick the story that can be modeled by the equation x−2=18.Choices:(A)At his family reunion, Franco filled up x water balloons for the annual water balloon toss. He split the balloons evenly among 2 teams. Each team got 18 balloons.(B)At his family reunion, Franco filled up x water balloons for the annual water balloon toss. Unfortunately, 2 balloons popped when he dropped the bucket. There were 18 balloons left.
Q. Pick the story that can be modeled by the equation x−2=18.Choices:(A)At his family reunion, Franco filled up x water balloons for the annual water balloon toss. He split the balloons evenly among 2 teams. Each team got 18 balloons.(B)At his family reunion, Franco filled up x water balloons for the annual water balloon toss. Unfortunately, 2 balloons popped when he dropped the bucket. There were 18 balloons left.
Understand the equation: Step 1: Understand the equation x−2=18. This equation means that when 2 is subtracted from x, the result is 18.
Solve the equation: Step 2: Solve the equation x−2=18. Add 2 to both sides to isolate x.x−2+2=18+2x=20
Interpret the solution: Step 3: Interpret the solution x=20 in the context of the given stories.(A) If x is the total number of balloons and they are split into 2 teams with each getting 18, then x should be 18×2=36, not 20.(B) If x is the total number of balloons and 2 popped, leaving 18, then x0 fits because x=20 means there were originally 20 balloons before 2 popped.
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