SOLUTION: Two brothers are saving money to but tickets to a concert. Their combined savings is $55. One brother has $15 more than the other. How much has he saved. I tried to set the prob

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Question 265709: Two brothers are saving money to but tickets to a concert. Their combined savings is $55. One brother has $15 more than the other. How much has he saved.
I tried to set the problem up but i dont know if i set it up correctly:
x+2(15)=55
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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You were guessing.

Let represent the smaller amount. Then the larger amount must be . And then:



or




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