Eva and Dulcina have 82 pins together. Dulcina has 34 more pins than Eva. How many pins are in Dulcinas collection? How many pins are in Eva's collection?
Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Let Eva has x pins
Then, according to question Dulcina has (x + 34) pins
Total pins = 82
Hence, x + x + 34 = 82
2x + 34 = 82
Transposing 34 to other side, we get
2x = 82 - 34
2x = 48
Dividing both sides by 2, we get
2x/2 = 48/2
x = 24
So, Eva has 24 pins.
Then, Dulcina = (x + 34)
= 24 + 34
= 58
Therefore, Eva has 24 pins and Dulcina has 58 pins.