Question

A dog weighs 44 pounds. The dog needs to lose 7 pounds to reach its ideal weight. Mikala wrote the equation x+7=44 to represent the situation. Kirk wrote the equation 44-x=7. What does the variable represent? Which equation is correct? Can you write another equation that represents the situation?

Answer 1

I don't think either is right
I think it should be
44-7=x
So 44 - 7 = 37
X =37