Translate this sentence into an equation. 48 is the difference of Ritas age and 11 . Use the variabl

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  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    Translate this sentence into an equation. 48 is the difference of Ritas age and 11 . Use the variable r to represent Ritas age.

    The difference of Rita's age and 11 is written:
    r - 11

    The phrase is means equal to, so we set r - 11 equal to 48
    r - 11 = 48
     

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