Answer:
y = x + 53
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the number of flowers Jamal planted and y the number of flowers Heidi planted.
Jamal planted 53 fewer flowers than Heidi:
x = y - 53
Isolate the y.
x + 53 = y (Change the - sign to + sign when switching from different sides of an equation)
Let h be the number of flowers Heidi planted, and j the number for Jamal.