Question 676548
Liz has five more than twice the number of quarters as Leslie.
 Together they have a total of 74 quarters.
 How many quarters does each girl have?
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Let x = no. of quarters that Liz has
Let y = no. that Les has
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Write an equation for each statement:
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"Liz has five more than twice the number of quarters as Leslie."
x = 2y + 5
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" Together they have a total of 74 quarters. "
x + y = 74
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To solve, replace x in the above equation with (2y+5)