OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e §5.4 Solve Applications with Systems of Equations · Exercise 10 · Algebra · Systems
Solve Applications with Systems of Equations · Exercise 10
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During two years in college, a student earned $9,500. The second year she earned $500 more than twice the amount she earned the first year. How much did she earn the first year?
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OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e · §5.4 Solve Applications with Systems of Equations · Exercise 10
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