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18 September, 20:53

Elliot has a total of 26 books. He has 12 more fiction books than nonfiction books. Let x represent the number of fiction books. Which equation represents the situation?

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  1. 18 September, 21:32
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    x = fiction books

    non fictions books = fiction books - 12

    non fiction = x-12

    total books = 26

    total books = fiction + non fiction

    26 = x + x-12

    combine like terms

    26 = 2x-12

    add 12 to each side

    38 = 2x

    divide each side by 2

    19 = x

    Elliot has 19 fiction books

    19-12 = 7

    Elliot has 7 non fiction books
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