SOLUTION: Archeologists find pottery fragments and shell beads in an ancient site. There are 98 objects in all. There are 94 more pottery fragments than shell beads. Which system of linear e

Question 1117102: Archeologists find pottery fragments and shell beads in an ancient site. There are 98 objects in all. There are 94 more pottery fragments than shell beads. Which system of linear equations can be used to find the number of fragments and beads.
Answer by ikleyn(52943) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x + y = 98,
x - y = 94.

x = # of pottery fragments;  y = # of shell beads.

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