SOLUTION: Roger has twice as many sweets a dan. If Roger gives dan 5 sweeets he will have 5 more sweets than Dan. How many sweets does Dan have?

Question 825044: Roger has twice as many sweets a dan. If Roger gives dan 5 sweeets he will have 5 more sweets than Dan. How many sweets does Dan have?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x = roger
y = dan
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x = 2y
x - 5 = (y + 5) + 5
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - 2y = 0
x - y = 15
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x = roger = 30
y = dan = 15
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