document.write( "Question 553307: for english is spoken as the first or primary language in 78 more countries than farsi is spoken as the first language. together english and farsi are spoken as a first languagein 130 countries. in how many countries is english spoken as the first language. in how many countries is farsi spoken as the first language? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let the farsi spoken countries be x.
\n" ); document.write( "then english spoken countries= x+78.
\n" ); document.write( "so,
\n" ); document.write( "x+x+78= 130
\n" ); document.write( "2x= 130-78 = 52
\n" ); document.write( "x= 26.
\n" ); document.write( "so, 26 countries have farsi spoken as the first language
\n" ); document.write( "and 78+26= 104 countries have english spoken as the first language. \n" ); document.write( "

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