Question

problem #1 gwen has 7 more tropical fish than ramon has. together they have 35 tropical fish. how many fish does each child have?

Explanation:

Step1: Let Ramon's fish count be $x$.

Gwen has $x + 7$ fish.

Step2: Set up an equation.

$x+(x + 7)=35$

Step3: Simplify the equation.

$2x+7 = 35$

Step4: Isolate the variable term.

$2x=35 - 7=28$

Step5: Solve for $x$.

$x=\frac{28}{2}=14$

Step6: Find Gwen's fish count.

Gwen has $x + 7=14 + 7 = 21$ fish.

Answer:

Ramon has 14 fish and Gwen has 21 fish.