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

Question

, that Alexa popped and solve the equation. (1 point)
b − 1 =


b =

balloons

Answer 1

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

Since Krista popped 6 balloons, which is 1 balloon less than Alexa, we can express this relationship as follows:

\[ b - 1 = 6 \]

Now we can solve the equation for \( b \):

1. Add 1 to both sides of the equation: \[ b = 6 + 1 \]
2. Simplify: \[ b = 7 \]

So, the number of balloons that Alexa popped is:

\[ b = 7 \text{ balloons} \]