Krista and Alexa played balloon darts in a school fair. Krista popped 5 balloons and Alexa popped n balloons. Together, they popped a total of 13 balloons. Which equation can be used to determine the number of balloons Alexa popped? How many balloons did she pop? (1 point)

Question

n - 5 = 13 Alexa popped 18 balloons.

n - 13 = 5 Alexa popped 18 balloons.

n + 13 =5: Alexa popped 8 balloons.

n + 5 = 13 Alexa popped 8 balloons.

Answer 1

The correct equation is n + 5 = 13. By solving this equation, we can find the number of balloons Alexa popped:

n + 5 = 13
n = 13 - 5
n = 8

Therefore, Alexa popped 8 balloons.