Elliot has a total of 26 books. He has 12 more fiction books than nonfiction books. Let x represent the number of fiction books and y represent the number of nonfiction books.
This system of equations models the number of books.
x + y = 26
x – y = 12
Elliot added the two equations and the result was 2x = 38.
Solve the equation. How many fiction books does Elliot have?
fiction books
How many nonfiction books does Elliot have?
nonfiction books
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2x=38
=>x=38/2
=>x=19
So,x is and y is:
x+y=26
=>19+y=26
=>y=26-19
=>y=7
So,Elliot has 19 friction books and 7 non-friction book
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2x + y = 38
therefore x = 38 ÷ 2 = 19
x = 19
x + y = 26
19 + y = 26
y = 26 - 19 = 7
y = 7
number of fiction books = 19
number of nonfiction books = 7
x - y =12
19 - 7 = 12
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