Question

A drummer and a guitarist each wrote songs for their band. The number of songs the guitarist wrote minus twice the number of songs the drummer wrote is 8. They wrote a total of 46 songs.

g = songs guitarist wrote
d = songs guitarist wrote

Answer 1

g=33 1/3

d=12 2/3

Explanation:

g-2d=8

g=8+2d

g+d=46

g=46-d

8+2d=46-d

8+3d=46

38=3d

12 2/3=d

46-12 2/3= g

33 1/3=g