Problema Solution
Quinzeal and Joseph sell shoes. Last month Quinzeal sold 18 less pairs of shoes than Joseph. Together they sold 52 pairs. How many pairs of shoes did Quinzeal sell?
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let
q = the number of shoes Quinzeal sold
j = the number of shoes Joseph sold
Quinzeal sold 18 less pairs of shoes than Joseph
q = j - 18
together they sold 52 pairs
q + j = 52
by solving the system of equations
q = j - 18
q + j = 52
we find
q = 17 pairs of shoes
j = 35 pairs of shoes
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Quinzeal sold 17 pairs of shoes.
Joseph sold 35 pairs of shoes.