Question

Frank's hockey team attempted 15 more goals than spencer's team. Frank's team attempted 23 goals. Write and solve an equation that can be used to find how many goals spencer's team attempted?

Answer 1

`x+15=23`

Spencer's team attempted 8 goals .

Explanation:

Given : Frank's hockey team attempted 15 more goals than Spencer's team.

Frank's team attempted 23 goals.

To Find: Write and solve an equation that can be used to find how many goals Spencer's team attempted?

Solution :

Let Spencer's team attempted x goals .

Since we are given that Frank's hockey team attempted 15 more goals than Spencer's team.

⇒Frank's hockey team attempted goals = x+15

Now, we are also given that Frank's team attempted 23 goals.

⇒
`x+15=23`

⇒
`x=23-15`

⇒
`x=8`

Thus the Spencer's team attempted 8 goals .

Hence the equation n that can be used to find how many goals Spencer's team attempted is
`x+15=23` and Spencer's team attempted 8 goals .