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

Answer 1

Let's assume that the number of balloons Alexa popped is represented by "x".

We know that Krista popped 5 balloons, so the total number of balloons they popped together is 5 + x.

According to the problem, they popped a total of 13 balloons, so we can set up the equation:

5 + x = 13

Now, solve for x:
x = 13 - 5
x = 8

Therefore, Alexa popped 8 balloons.