Krista and Alexa played balloon darts in a school fair. Krista popped 6 balloons, which is 1 balloon less than Alexa. Complete the working equation that represents the number of balloons, b, that Alexa popped and solve the equation. (1 point)

b − 1 =

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The equation that represents the number of balloons that Alexa popped is b - 1 = 6.
To solve the equation, we need to isolate b.

Adding 1 to both sides of the equation, we get: b - 1 + 1 = 6 + 1 => b = 7

Therefore, Alexa popped 7 balloons.