Question 406418
Luke has 5$ more than sam. Together they have $73. How much money does each boy have?
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Let's say Sam has "x" dollars
Then Luke has x+5 dollars.
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Equation:
x + x+5 = 73
2x = 68
x = 34 dollars (Sam has this amount)
x+5 = 39 dollars (Luke has this amount)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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