Problema Solution
Anna has a collection of 24 crystal and handmade angels. she has 5 time as many crystal angles as handmade. How many of each kind does she have?
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Let
c = the number of crystal angels
h = the number of handmade angels
The total number of angels is 24:
c + h = 24
She has 5 time as many crystal angles as handmade:
c = 5h
We have the following system of equations:
c + h = 24
c = 5h
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c = 20 crystal angles
h = 4 handmade angels
Anna has 20 crystal and 4 handmade angels.