Problema Solution
Ray was selling clothes on the road. He sold 38 more adult clothes that children clothes. If he sold 78 pieces of clothing total, how many were children’s clothes?
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Let
x = the number of adult clothes sold
y = the number of children clothes sold
x = 38 + y
x + y = 78
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x = 58 adult clothes
y = 20 children clothes
Ray sold 20 children clothes.