SOLUTION: Gloria collected 22 fantail and comet fish. There were 18 fewer fantails than comets. How many comets did Gloria have?

SOLUTION: Gloria collected 22 fantail and comet fish. There were 18 fewer fantails than comets. How many comets did Gloria have?

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Question 1057752: Gloria collected 22 fantail and comet fish. There were 18 fewer fantails than comets. How many comets did Gloria have?
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let c be comet. Then fantails are c-18. So:
c+c-18=22
2c=40
c=20
Gloria has 20 comets, and 2 fantails. ☺☺☺☺
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