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Mathematics, 21.10.2019 23:30 gtsaeg260

Elliot has a total of 26 books. he has 12 more fiction books than nonfiction books. let x represent the number of fiction books and y represent the number of nonfiction books.
the system of equations models the total costs for each.
x + y = 26
x – y = 12
elliot added the two equations and the result was
2x = 38.
solve the equation. how many of each type of book does elliot have?

fiction books

nonfiction books

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