Aryiah spent 4 dollars more than Mike. Together they spent 38 dollars. How much did Aryiah spend. Need the equation please

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asked Feb 17, 2020 142k views

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Solarnz · Answer 1 · 2020-02-21T12:34:24+0000

Answer:

Explanation:

Aryiah and Mike spend some money. Aryiah spends 4 dollars more than what Mike spends. Both together spend 38 dollars.

Let us denote the amount spent by Aryiah with
and the amount spent by Mike with
. Here
and
are in dollars.

Aryiah spent 4 more dollars than Mike ⇒
x=y+4

Both together spend 38 dollars ⇒
x+y=38

Substituting first equation in the second,

$y+4+y=38\\2y=38-4=34\\y=17\\x=21$

∴ Aryiah spends 21 dollars and Mike spends 17 dollars.