SOLUTION: A family budget provides that the monthly outlay for food and rent is T pesos. If the rent is L pesos less than the food expenses, how much is spent for rent?
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Question 955304: A family budget provides that the monthly outlay for food and rent is T pesos. If the rent is L pesos less than the food expenses, how much is spent for rent? Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Food=Rent+L
T=Food+Rent Substitute for Food
T=Rent+L+Rent Subtract L from each side.
T-L=2Rent divide each side by 2.
(T-L)/2=Rent
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