Jarred sells DVDs. His inventory shows that he has a total of 3,500 DVDs. He has 2,342 more contemporary titles than classic titles. Let x represent the number of contemporary titles and y represent the number of classic titles. The system of equations models the given information for both types of DVDs.

x + y = 3,500

x – y = 2,342

Solve the system of equations. How many contemporary titles does Jarred have?

1,158
1,737
2,342
2,921

Question

Jarred sells DVDs. His inventory shows that he has a total of 3,500 DVDs. He has 2,342 more contemporary titles than classic titles. Let x represent the number of contemporary titles and y represent the number of classic titles. The system of equations models the given information for both types of DVDs.

x + y = 3,500

x – y = 2,342

Solve the system of equations. How many contemporary titles does Jarred have?

1,158
1,737
2,342
2,921

jhonyy9 · Answer

x + y = 3500
x - y = 2342

assume term by term and will get the y term eliminated so this resulted equation you can solve it easy for x

hope helped

TheSmartOne · Answer

As Johnny said, add the two equations and you'll see that the y cancels out. You can then solve for x, which is your contemporary titles and whatever number you get will be your final answer