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You and your friend are selling magazine subscriptions. You sell 8 fewer magazine subscriptions than your friend. Together you sell 42 magazine subscriptions. a. Write a system of linear equations that represent the situation.
b. How many magazine subscriptions did you sell?
c. How many magazine subscriptions did your friend sell.

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Answer:

b. you sold 17

c. your friend sold 25

Step-by-step explanation:

you=y your friend=x

y=x-8

42=x +y

42=x+(x-8)

42=x+x-8

42=2x-8

50=2x

25=x

Use x to solve for y...

y=25-8

y=17

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