Choose the equation that models the problem.

Zach's baseball team won 32 games last season. They played a total of 45 games. How many games did they lose overall?

Let l represent the number of games that Zach's team lost.

A.
l – 32 = 45

B.
l + 32 = 45

C.
l + 45 = 32

D.
32l = 45

Question

Choose the equation that models the problem. 
 
Zach's baseball team won 32 games last season. They played a total of 45 games. How many games did they lose overall? 
 
Let l represent the number of games that Zach's team lost.
 
 A.
l – 32 = 45
 
 B.
l + 32 = 45
 
 C.
l + 45 = 32
 
 D.
32l = 45

anonymous · Answer

B
Because if you add the games lost to the games won, you get total games.