Question

Jesse played two days of golf. On the second day, he got a score of 2 below par, or –2. His total score for the two days was 8 below par, or –8. Define a variable. Then write and solve an equation to find the score Jesse got on his first day. Show your work

Answer 1

let x be the score on the first day, then you have:

x + (-2) = -8

Therefore x = -6

Answer 2

but what does x=???

Answer 3

"Therefore x = -6" x is the score on the first day, and she scored -6 (6 under par)