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k+c=28k-c=6The system of equations above relates the number of years Kayla has been a musician. k. to thenumber of years Courtney has been a musician, c. In the system, what does the number 28represent?

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Since k represents the number of years Kayla has been a musicion and c represents the number of years Courtney has been a musician the number 28 represents the number of years they both have been musicians. This can be seen since it follows from k+c.

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