Solve for X: Finding Camila's Balls When Total is 16 and Difference is 8

The total number of balls found by David and Camila is 16.

David finds 8 more balls than Camila.

Work out how many balls are found by Camila.

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

• Step 1: Define the variable for Camila's balls.
• Step 2: Set up an equation to sum their findings.
• Step 3: Solve the equation for Camila's ball count.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: Let $x$ be the number of balls Camila finds.
Step 2: According to the problem, David finds 8 more balls than Camila, so he finds $x + 8$ balls.
Therefore, the equation representing the total number of balls is:
$x + (x + 8) = 16$.

Step 3: Simplify and solve for $x$:

$x + x + 8 = 16$

Combine like terms:

$2x + 8 = 16$

Subtract 8 from both sides:

$2x = 8$

Divide both sides by 2:

$x = 4$

Therefore, the number of balls found by Camila is $4$.