SOLUTION: Trevor and Marissa together have 26 T-shirts to sell. If Marissa has 6 fewer T-shirts than Trevor, find how many T-shirts Trevor has. Use x as your variable.

Question 1172831: Trevor and Marissa together have 26 T-shirts to sell. If Marissa has 6 fewer T-shirts than Trevor, find how many T-shirts Trevor has. Use x as your variable.

Answer by ikleyn(52794) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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    x + y = 26     (1)  (x = # of T-shirts Trevor has to sell)

    x - y =  6     (2)


Add the equations and get


    2x     = 26 + 6 = 32;   x = 32/6 = 16.


Then from equation (1)  y = 26-16 = 10.


ANSWER.  Trevor has 16 T-shirts;  Marissda has  10.

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