SOLUTION: Miguel and Beth like to play video games together. Miguel has m video games, and Beth has b video games. Miguel has 4 more video games than Beth, and together they have a total of
Question 934513: Miguel and Beth like to play video games together. Miguel has m video games, and Beth has b video games. Miguel has 4 more video games than Beth, and together they have a total of 24 video games. Which system of equations can be used to find how many video games belong to each friend? Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x = miguel number of games
y = beth number of games
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x = y + 4
x + y = 24
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - y = 4
x + y = 24
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solution:
x = miguel number of games = 14
y = beth number of games = 10
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substitute m for x
substitute b for y
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answer:
m - b = 4
m + b = 24
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