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Elliot has 26 books. He has 12 more fiction books than nonfiction books. Let x represent the number of fiction books and y represent the number of non fiction books
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Elliot has 26 books. He has 12 more fiction books than nonfiction books. Let x represent the number of fiction books and y represent the number of non fiction books

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26= (12+y) + y
26= 12+2y
14= 2y
y = 7 non fiction books
x= 19 fiction books
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