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Cora and Judy raised 12 birds. Cora owns 6 fewer than Judy. How many birds belong to Judy?
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Cora and Judy raised 12 birds. Cora owns 6 fewer than Judy. How many birds belong to Judy?

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x-\ Cora\\ y-\ Judy\\\\ x+y=12\\ x+6=y\\\\ x+x+6=12\\ 2x+6=12\ \ | subtract\ 6\\ 2x=6\ \ \ | divide\ by\ 2\\ x=3\\ y=3+6=9\\\\ 9\ birds\ belong\ to\ Judy.
User Viren Rajput
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12-6=6
So Judy has 6 birds
So Cora and Judy have equal amounts of Birds
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