Chapter 4.3, Problem 45HP

To determine

To calculate:To determine Jamie’s golf score on the previous day.

Answer to Problem 45HP

Jaime’s score on previous day is $14$

Explanation of Solution

Given information:Jamie’s golf score after a round of golf was $-9$ . She had decreased her score by $5$ strokes from the day before.

Calculation:

Let Jaime’s score the previous day be $x$

Given thatJamie’s golf score after a round of golf was $-9$ . She had decreased her score by $5$ strokes from the day before.

Thus, equation is given as

$x-5=9$

On solving the above equation,

$\begin{array}{l}x=9+5\\ x=14\end{array}$

Hence, Jaime’s score on previous day is $14$