Question

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) n+5=13; Alexa popped 8 balloons. n+13=5; Alexa popped 8 balloons. n-5=13; Alexa popped 18 balloons. n-13=5; Alexa popped 18 balloons.

Answer 1

To determine the number of balloons Alexa popped, we can set up the equation based on the information given:

Krista popped 5 balloons and together they popped a total of 13 balloons. Therefore, we can express this as:

\[ n + 5 = 13 \]

where \( n \) represents the number of balloons Alexa popped.

Now, we can solve for \( n \):

\[ n + 5 = 13 \] \[ n = 13 - 5 \] \[ n = 8 \]

So, Alexa popped 8 balloons.

The correct equation is \( n + 5 = 13 \), and the answer is that Alexa popped 8 balloons.