Emily has gone up to the board to do math problems 7 more times than James. Emily has gone up 13 times. Write an equation that represents this situation.

Answer 1

If Emily has gone up to the board 7 more times than James, that means Emily has gone up to the board the number of times James did plus 7. "E" represents the number of times Emily has gone up while "J" represents the number of times James has gone up.

E = J + 7

Your problem also states that Emily has gone up 13 times, so 13 can substitute for the variable E to make the equation more specific.

(13) = J + 7