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Joe and Andrew shot baskets in a school fair. Joe made 9 baskets, which is 2 baskets more than Andrew. Supply the correct numbers to complete b, that Andrew made

b + _ =_

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If Joe made 9 baskets and that number is 2 baskets more than Andrew, we can set up the equation as follows:

Let \( b \) be the number of baskets made by Andrew.

According to the information given:

\[ 9 = b + 2 \]

Now, to rearrange this equation to find Andrew's baskets \( b \), we subtract 2 from both sides:

\[ b = 9 - 2 \] \[ b = 7 \]

So, Andrew made 7 baskets.

Now you can fill in the blanks:

\( b + 2 = 9 \)

In summary:

  • Andrew made \( b = 7 \)
  • The equation is \( 7 + 2 = 9 \)