Question

Last month we had 18 days of either rain or snow. There were 8 more days of snow than rain. How many days did it snow?

Answer 1

Given:

The number of days of either rain or snow = 18 days.

The number of days of snow is 8 more than rain.

To find:

We need to find the number of days of snow.

Explanation:

Let x be the number of days of snow.

The number of days of rain + 8=x

The number of days of rain =x-8.

The equation for the given statement is

$x+x-8=18$

$2x-8=18$

Add 8 to both sides of the equation.

$2x-8+8_{}=18+8$$2x=26$

Dividing both sides by 2.

$\frac{2x}{2}=\frac{26}{2}$$x=13$

Final Answer:

The number of days of snow = 13 days.