Tom has 7 more silver dollars than jimmy. Together they have a total of 71 silver dollars. How many silver dollars does tome have

Question

Mathematics

Evelyn Yoder

14 August, 11:02

Tom has 7 more silver dollars than jimmy. Together they have a total of 71 silver dollars. How many silver dollars does tome have

+2

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Arjun Austin · Answer 1

Let Jimmy have x silver dollars

then tom have 7+x silver dollars.

from the given condition:

x + x+7 = 71

2x = 71-7

2x=64

x=32

then 32+7 = 39

so tom will have 39 silver dollars.