James took two math tests. he scored 86 points on the second test. this was 18 points higher than his score on the first test. w

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James took two math tests. he scored 86 points on the second test. this was 18 points higher than his score on the first test. w

rite and solve an equation to find the score james received on the first test. show that your answer is reasonable

Mathematics

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Elena-2011 [213] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-04T11:10:29+03:00

A simple equation you could use to find the score James got on his first test would be x+18=86 where x is the score he received on the first test.

<u>Solution</u><u />
x+18=86
-18-18
x=68

With this in mind, using the equation we created, we know that James received 68 points on his first test.