Chris has saved twice the number of quarters that Nora saved plus
.
Let
be the number of quarters Nora saved.
The expression is
.
The number of quarters Chris saved is also five times the difference of the number of quarters and
that Nora has saved.
The expression is
.
The equation is
.
Find the number of quarters they each have saved.
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(Original equation)
(Distributive property:
)
(Subtract
from each side)
(Apply additive inverse property :
)
(Subtract
from each side)
(Apply additive inverse property :
)
(Divide each side by
)
(Cancel common terms)
Substitute
for
to find the number of quarters Chris saved.

Therefore, Nora saved
quarters and Chris saved
quarters.
Nora saved
quarters and Chris saved
quarters.