Problema Solution
There are 12 more toy cars than toy trucks in a toy box with a total of 38 toy cars and trucks. How many toy trucks are in the toy box?
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Let 'x' represent the number of toy trucks on the toy box then the number of toy cars is 'x + 12'.
The total number of toys is 38:
x + (x + 12) = 38
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x = 13 toy trucks
There are 13 toy trucks in the box.