SOLUTION: the total number of orange football helmets and blue football helmets is 44. if twice the number of blue football helmets exceeds the number of orange footall helmets by 4, how man
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Question 331682: the total number of orange football helmets and blue football helmets is 44. if twice the number of blue football helmets exceeds the number of orange footall helmets by 4, how many are there of each color? Answer by jrfrunner(365) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You have two equations in two unknowns
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Unknowns
Let O = orange helmets
Let B = Blue helments
Eq 1) O+B=44
Eq 2) 2B=O+4
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Solve eq 1 for one of the variables (say for O): O=44-B
substitute O=44-B into second equation
2B=(44-B)+ 4 = 48-B
3B=48
B=16
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O=44-B=44-16=28
