If the circulation for newspaper 1 is 382 thousand more than the circulation for newspaper 2 and their combined circulation is 2504 thousand. find the circulation for each newspaper

Newspaper 1 will be represented by X
newspaper 2 will be represented by Y

382,000+Y=X
2,504,000=X+Y
Plug in X=Y+382,000 to the other equation
2,504,000=Y+382,000+Y
Then subtract 382,000 on both sides of the equation AND add both of the Ys together
2,122,000=2Y
Divide 2,122,000 by 2
Y=1,061,000
The circulation for newspaper 2 is 1.061 million

To find the circulation of newspaper 1, plug 1,061,000 into an equation
2,504,000=X+1,061,000
Subtract 1,06,000 from both sides
X=1,443,000
The circulation of newspaper 1 is 1.443 million

ANSWERS:
The circulation of newspaper 1 is 1.443 million
The circulation for newspaper 2 is 1.061 million