SOLUTION: charli and noel picked 92 quarts of barries at the king's orchard. if charlie pickied 6 more quarts than noel picked, how many quarts did noel pick?

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Question 400506: charli and noel picked 92 quarts of barries at the king's orchard. if charlie pickied 6 more quarts than noel picked, how many quarts did noel pick?
Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let c=quarts that charlie picked and n=quarts that noel picked.
c+n=92
c=n+6
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n+6+n=92 substitute n+6 for c.
2n+6=92
2n=86
n=43
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Ed

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