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During their summer vacation, Mia and Leah played a total of 45 games of their favorite 2-player game,

Rubik Race. Leah ultimately won 7 less games than Mia did. How many games did each of them win?


a. Define variables to represent the unknowns and setup the necessary equations to answer the question.





b. Algebraically solve the equations you created in part a.

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Mia won 26 games and Leah won 16 games

Variables and equations

From the given information

  • Let x be the amount of game Mia won
  • If  Leah ultimately won 7 fewer games than Mia did, the amount won by Leah will be x - 7

Since the Mia and Leah played a total of 45 games, then;

x + x - 7 = 45

2x = 52

x = 26

Mia won 26 games and Leah won 16 games

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