SOLUTION: two sisters save $180. one made 25 more than the other what equation can we use to represent this?

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Question 343576: two sisters save $180. one made 25 more than the other what equation can we use to represent this?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = amount that sister #1 saved and y = amount that sister #2 saved. Now let's say that sister #2 made 25 more than sister #1. This then means that y=x%2B25. In addition, because "two sisters save $180" (ie their savings combine to $180), we also know that x%2By=180