Which number sentence below matches this word problem?

There are 6 days until Richard's concert. Susie's concert is 7 days after Richard's. How many days are there until Susie's concert?

Which number sentence below matches this word problem?

There are 6 days until Richard's concert. Susie's concert is 7 days after Richard's. How many days are there until Susie's concert?

13 - 6 = 7

7 x 6 = 42

6 + 7 = 13

42/6 = 7

1 answer

The word problem states that there are 6 days until Richard's concert and that Susie's concert occurs 7 days after Richard's concert. To find out how many days there are until Susie's concert, you need to add the 6 days until Richard's concert to the 7 days after to reach Susie's concert.

Therefore, the number sentence that matches this word problem is:

6 + 7 = 13