Problema Solution
I have twice as many tin soldiers as my brother. How many tin soldiers do I have to
give my brother so that each of us has 456 tin soldiers?
Answer provided by our tutors
Let
x = the number of soldiers my brother has
2x = the number of soldiers i have
y = the number of soldiers i need to give to my brother
x + y = 456
2x - y = 456
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x = 304 tin soldiers
y = 152 tin soldiers
I need to give 152 tin soldiers to my brother.