Question 696966
george has apples and oranges in his basket. He has a total of 28 fruits altogehter. He has 4 mroe apples than oranges. How many apples and how many oranges does george have? Solve by Elimination and Substitution.
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let x=no. of apples
y=no. of oranges
x+y=28
x=y+4
substitute
y+4+y=28
2y=24
y=12
x=y+4=16
no. of apples=16
no. of oranges=12