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Ricardo lost 6 golf balls while playing yesterday. He bought a box of 12 golf balls, and then lost 4 on the course today. He now has 18 golf balls. How many golf balls did Ricardo have to begin with? What is the first step to solving this problem?

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MrRoyal

The number of golf balls did Ricardo have to begin with is 16 and the first step is to represent the number of golf balls with x.

How many golf balls did Ricardo have to begin with?

Represent the number of golf balls with x.

So, we have the following sequence:

Lost = 6

Bought = 12

Lost = 4

Total = 18

This gives

x - 6 + 12 - 4 = 18

Evaluate the like terms

x + 2 = 18

Subtract 2 from both sides

x = 16

Hence, the number of golf balls did Ricardo have to begin with is 16

What is the first step to solving this problem?

In (a), we have the first step to be

Represent the number of golf balls with x.

Hence, the first step is to represent the number of golf balls with x.

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