Question

Tom has 7 more silver dollars than jimmy. Together they have a total of 71 silver dollars. How many silver dollars does Tom have?

Answer 1

X=# of silver dollars Jimmy has
Y=# of silver dollars Tom has
X+Y=71
Y=X+7
X+Y=X+(X+7)=71
2X=64
X=32
Jimmy has 32 silver dollars and Tom has 39.

Answer 2

Thanks, is that the final answer 39?

Answer 3

yes, we came up with X so plug that back into the equation Y=X+7=32+7=39