SOLUTION: Mozart composed 11 less than of the number of symphonies that Haydn composed. Together they compose 145 symphonies. How many symphonies did Mozart compose? (i understand the solv

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Question 421104: Mozart composed 11 less than of the number of symphonies that Haydn composed.
Together they compose 145 symphonies. How many symphonies did Mozart compose?
(i understand the solving part, i am just not coming up with the correct representations for each person)
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Mozart composed 11 less than of the number of symphonies that Haydn composed.
Together they compose 145 symphonies. How many symphonies did Mozart compose?
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Equations:
M + H = 145 symphonies
M = H + 11
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substitute for "M" and solved for "H":
H+11+H = 145
2H = 134
H = 67 (# composed by Haydn)
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Solve for "M":
M = H+11
M = 67+11 = 68 (# composed by Mozart)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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