SOLUTION: The English alphabet cointains 2 more then twice as many letters as the Hawaiian alphabet. How many letters are there in the Hawaiian alphabet?

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Question 790177: The English alphabet cointains 2 more then twice as many letters as the Hawaiian alphabet. How many letters are there in the Hawaiian alphabet?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let h = the number of letters in the Hawaiian alphabet.
2h+2=26
2h=24
h=12
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Ed