They are parallel to each other
Relax. Take deep breaths. Feel the fresh air flowing down to your toes.
It's only some lame math. It can't scare you, because you have a brain
and you know how to use it.
You need to find the Patriots' score. You don't know what it is yet, so
let's give it a label. I've got a brilliant idea ! Let's call it 'P' !
What do we know ?
We know that the Patriots won the game, so we know that the Giants'
score was less than 'P'.
How much less was it ? The question tells us that the difference in
their scores was 20. So the Giants scored P-20 in the game.
What else do we know ? The question tells us the sum of the scores.
OK. Let's addum up:
Patriots' score: P
Giants' score: P - 20
Sum of the scores: P + (P - 20) = 2P - 20
The question tells us that their sum was 44.
OK. 2P - 20 = 44
That's an equation. Solve it for 'P' and you'll have the answer.
Add 20 to each side: 2P = 64
Divide each side by 2: P = 32
There you are. The Patriots scored 32.
The Giants scored 20 less ... (32 - 20) = 12.
The sum of their scores was (32 + 12) = 44.
Everything checks out.
I’m pretty sure that the first one is one
Answer:
The equation is true.
Step-by-step explanation:
First you divide both sides of the equation by 3. This leaves you with 9-2=7 (notice I rewrote 9+(-2) to 9-2, this is because they mean the same thing one is just easier to look at). Then you add 2 to both sides. This cancels the 2 on the left side and makes the rights side a nine. Since both sides leave you with nine this proves are equal, making it a true equation.
