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20 November, 05:05

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

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  1. 20 November, 05:19
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    X and y are books

    x is fiction

    y=nonifiction

    x+y=36

    x=12+y

    12+y+y=26

    2y+12=26

    minus 12

    2y=14

    divide 2

    y=7

    sub

    x=12+y

    x=12+7

    x=19

    nonfiction=7
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