Question

Ashley practiced the piano for 41 minutes. She practiced 13 minutes less than(means subtraction) her brother did. Write and solve an equation to determine how long her brother practiced the piano.(identify the question)

Answer 1

b-13=41

Explanation:

Let b stand for the total number of minutes he practiced for. Subtracting 13 from it gets us Ashley's 41, so the equation can be b-13=41.