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  • 12-01-2015
  • Mathematics
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charlie and noel picked 92 quarts of berries at the king orchard. if charlie picked 6 more quarts than noel picked. how many quarts did noel pick?


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diene
diene diene
  • 13-01-2015
the number of quarts of berries Charlie picked is C
the number of quarts of berries Noel picked is N
since they picked a total of 92 quarts, C+N=92
Since Charlie picked 6 more quarts than Noel, C-N=6
add the 2 equations
C+N+C-N=2C=98
C=49
N=92-49=43
Noel picked 43 quarts.
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