16. 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. What was Jesse's score the first day?

a) Choose and label a variable for this situation.

b) Write an equation using the variable that would answer the question.

c) Solve your equation, and check your answer.

d) Use the solution to write a sentence answer to the question in the word problem.

Question

16. 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. What was Jesse's score the first day?

a) Choose and label a variable for this situation.

b) Write an equation using the variable that would answer the question.

c) Solve your equation, and check your answer.

d) Use the solution to write a sentence answer to the question in the word problem.

anonymous · Answer

x+-2 = -8
x= -8 + 2
x= -6

anonymous · Answer

please show A B C AND D for the quistions???

anonymous · Answer

A: x is day one score -2 is day two score and -8 is the total score for two days
B: done
C: done
D: He score -6 on day one, -2 on day two for a total of -8

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