Problema Solution
Two common names for streets are Third Street and Main Street,with 15704 streets bearing one of these names. There 276 more streets named Third Street than Main Street. How many streets bear each name
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let 't' represent the number of streets bearing the name 'Third Street', then 't-276' represents the number of streets bearing the name 'Main Street'
there are 15704 streets bearing either the name 'Third Street' or the name 'Main Street', therefore:
t+t-276 = 15704
solving for 't' we have:
t=7990
7990-276 = 7714
there are 7714 streets named 'Main Street' and 7990 streets named 'Third Street'