Question 838688
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The two most common place names in Canada are Mount Pleasant and Centreville.
The total number of places with these names is 31.
Let {{{highlight(x)}}} represent number called centreville, {{{highlight(31-x)}}} called Mount Pleasant
Question States:
The number of places{{{highlight(x)}}} called Centreville 
<u>is one less than the number of places{{{highlight(31-x)}}} called Mount Pleasant</u>
 x = (31-x) -1 ****
 x = 31 - x - 1
 2x = 30
  x = 15,number called centreville. 16 called Mount Pleasant 
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 15 = 16 - 1