document.write( "Question 339785: Helen has five stamps more than lionel. They have 45 stamps together. How many stamps does each have? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let H be the number of Helen's stamps, L the number of Lionel's stamps,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"H=L%2B5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"H%2BL=45\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L%2B5%2BL=45\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2L=40\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=20\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"H=20%2B5=25\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Helen has 25 stamps, Lionel has 20 stamps. \n" ); document.write( "

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