Question

Wendy has toys. Sean has 24 fewer toys. How many toys does Wendy have to give Sean so that they both have the same number of toys?

Answer 1

`12\ toys`

Explanation:

Let

x------> amount of toys that Wendy has

y-----> amount of toys that Sean has

c----> amount of toys Wendy has to give Sean so they both have the same number of toys

we know that

`y=x-24`

`x-c=(x-24)+c` ------> linear equation that represent the situation

solve for c

`2c=24`

`c=12\ toys`