SOLUTION: A company has a total of 35 apprentice workers and journeyman workers on a job site. The number of apprentice workers is 7 less than twice the number of journeyman workers. How man

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Question 1136421: A company has a total of 35 apprentice workers and journeyman workers on a job site. The number of apprentice workers is 7 less than twice the number of journeyman workers. How many of each type of worker are there?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is literal and solving is then simple arithmetic.
p apprentices
j journeymen

system%28p%2Bj=35%2Cp=2j-7%29
Do the rest.