SOLUTION: Malik collects rare stamps and has a total of 212 stamps. He has 34 more domestic stamps than foreign stamps. Let x represent the number of domestic stamps and let y represent the

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Question 1025177: Malik collects rare stamps and has a total of 212 stamps. He has 34 more domestic stamps than foreign stamps. Let x represent the number of domestic stamps and let y represent the number of foreign stamps.
This system of equations models the given information for both stamp types.

x – y = 34
x + y = 212
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%28x-y%29%2B%28x%2By%29=34%2B212



%28x%2By%29-%28x-y%29=212-34