A dog weighs 44 pounds and the veterinarian thinks it needs to lose 7 pounds. Mikala wrote the equation x+7=44 to represent the situation. Kirk wrote the equation 44-x=7. Which equation is correct? Can you write another equation that represents the situation?
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x+7 = 44 is the same as 44-x = 7. You could write it as x = 44-7 and be correct also.
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