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Joe collects rocks and shells. He has 23 more rocks than shells. Altogether, he has 85 rocks and shells in his collection.
Let s represent the number of shells. Which equations represents this whole situation?

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R : S
x+23:x

2x+23=85
2x=62
x=31
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