SOLUTION: George has apples and oranges in his basket. He has a total of 28 fruits altogether. He has 4 more apples than oranges. How many apples and how many oranges does George have? solve

Question 696968: George has apples and oranges in his basket. He has a total of 28 fruits altogether. He has 4 more apples than oranges. How many apples and how many oranges does George have? solve by Graphing.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, rfer:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
apples =x+4
oranges =x
x+x+4=28
2x=28-4
x=24/2
x=12
x+4=16
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