SOLUTION: george has apples and oranges in his basket. He has a total of 28 fruits altogehter. He has 4 mroe apples than oranges. How many apples and how many oranges does george have? Solve

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Question 696966: george has apples and oranges in his basket. He has a total of 28 fruits altogehter. He has 4 mroe apples than oranges. How many apples and how many oranges does george have? Solve by Elimination and Substitution.
Found 3 solutions by josmiceli, lwsshak3, stanbon:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source):
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Let = number of apples he has
Let = number of oranges he has
given:
(1)
(2)
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By substitution:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
and, since
(1)
(1)
1)
He has 16 apples and 12 oranges

Answer by lwsshak3(11628)   (Show Source):
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george has apples and oranges in his basket. He has a total of 28 fruits altogehter. He has 4 mroe apples than oranges. How many apples and how many oranges does george have? Solve by Elimination and Substitution.
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let x=no. of apples
y=no. of oranges
x+y=28
x=y+4
substitute
y+4+y=28
2y=24
y=12
x=y+4=16
no. of apples=16
no. of oranges=12

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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george has apples and oranges in his basket. He has a total of 28 fruits altogehter. He has 4 mroe apples than oranges. How many apples and how many oranges does george have? Solve by Elimination and Substitution.
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Quantity Eq: a + o = 28
Quantity Eq: a = o + 4
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Substitute for "a" and solve for "o":
0+4 + o = 28
2o = 24
o = 12 (# of oranges)
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Solve for "a":
a = o + 4
a = 12+4 = 16 (# of apples)
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Cheers,
Stan H.