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PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS QUESTION!

PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS QUESTION!-example-1
User Splat
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Let x be the number of friends & y the number of plums:

4x+6=y

5x-y=-4

Solve this equation with the two variables & you will find

that y=14 (number of plums)

and x = 2, (number of friends)
User Stefanglase
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Peta has 10 plums. The second sentence is unnecessary.
User Nikhil Mohanan
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