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

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

x = score on first day
y = score on second day
x + y = 0
y = -6

Now substitute -6 in for y in first equation
x + y = 0
x + (-6) = 0
x - 6 = 0
x - 6 + 6 = 0 + 6
x = 6

check...
x + y = 0
6 + (-6) = 0
6 - 6 = 0
0 = 0 (correct) :)