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Uranus has three moons less than Saturn. Together they have 33 moons. How many moons does Saturn have? write an algebra equation to solve the problem

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Answer:

Saturn has 18 moons.

Explanation:

Let s = the number of moons of Saturn.

Then s - 3 is the number of moons of Jupiter.

s + s - 3 = 33

2s - 3 = 33

2s = 36

s = 18

Saturn has 18 moons.

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