Question

Translate this sentence into an equation.

The sum of 17 and Vidya’s score is 18.
Use the variable v to represent Vidya’s score.

Answer 1

17+v=18

Explanation:

When translating a sentence into an equation you have to remember what they're asking you to write, in this case, they want the sum which means addition. So now we know what we're doing so this would be our starting point: ?+?=?

We know that is the sum of 17 and a score that Vidya got so we can do this: 17+v=?

Now you put in the answer provided: 17+v=18

I hope that helped you understand ths better!