Question

Tim has 18 toy cars, and Ron has p toy cars. The relationship between the number of toy cars that Ron has and the number of toy cars that Tim has is given by the equation p + 12 = 18. What is p?

Answer 1

Tim has 18 toys, or p + 12

Ron has p toys

We know that Tim has 12 more toys than Ron, and in total, has 18

p + 12 = 18

isolate the p

p + 12 (-12) = 18 (-12)

p = 6

p = 6

Ron has 6 cars, or 6 being your answer


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