Mary has won 4 more matches playing tennis than Sherri.

Question

Represent one of the unknowns below with a variable. Then represent the other unknown in terms of that variable. 

Answer 1

the word "more" in math problems always means addition. so if Mary has 4 MORE than Sherri , then you should have Mary , ( M ) , equaling 4 more than Sherri ( S ) . Example : M = S + 4