SOLUTION: During the spring car wash, the Activities Club washed 14 fewer cars than during the summer car wash. They washed a total of 96 cars during both car washes. How many cars did they

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Question 1133287: During the spring car wash, the Activities Club washed 14 fewer cars than during the summer car wash. They washed a total of 96 cars during both car washes. How many cars did they wash during the spring car wash?
Answer by ikleyn(52805) About Me  (Show Source):
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Summer - Spring = 14,

Summer + Spring = 96.

------------------------------Add the two equations.


2*Summer = 14 + 96 = 110  ==============>  Summer = 110/2 = 55.     ANSWER

Spring = 96 - Summer = 96 - 55 = 41.                                ANSWER

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