Question

Choose the equation that models the problem.

Luisa won 17 tennis matches last summer. She played a total of 26 matches. How many matches did she lose overall?

Let l represent the number of games that Luisa lost.

A.
l – 17 = 26

B.
l + 26 = 17

C.
17l = 26

D.
l + 17 = 26

Answer 1

D?

Answer 2

I + 17 = 26

Answer 3

yeah, that's totally the answer.

Answer 4

Any ideas?

Answer 5

Find it by doing you know that 26 - 17 will give you the number of games, so you set 26 - 17 = i, then set it equal to 26 by adding 17 to both sides to get i + 17 = 26, got it?