What is the equation for this word problem. Steve and Josephine ran 42 miles in a week. Steve ran 6 less than Josephine how many miles did Josephine run?

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What is the equation for this word problem. Steve and Josephine ran 42 miles in a week. Steve ran 6 less than Josephine how many miles did Josephine run?

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Steve-x
Josephine-y
x+y=42
y=x+6

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