Question

Together Abel and Bob have 49 video games. Abel has 11 more video games than Bob. How many games does each person have.

Write two equations you can use to solve the problem. Use a to represent the number of video games Abel has and b to represent the number of video games Bob has.

Answer 1

Abel has 30

Bob has 19

Explanation:

Abel = a

Bob = b

a + b = 49

a = b + 11

Substitute:

2b + 11 = 49

2b = 38

b = 19

a = 30