Question

Denise scored 3 fewer points than Carter

scored. Denise scored 18 points. How
many points did Carter score?
Write an equation to represent the
situation. Then solve the equation to
answer the problem.

Answer 1

d = c - 3 Because Denise scored three fewer points than Carter, his score equals Carter's score minus 3. d = 21 - 3 Now, let's substitute in the answer we got for Carter's score. d = 18 Yep! The question says that Denise scored 18 points, so the answer we got is correct.