Question

Elliot has a total of 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 nonfiction books. Which system of linear equations represents the situation?

Answer 1

x + y = 26 and x – y = 12 hope this helps

Answer 2

Given:

Elliot has a total of 26 books. He has 12 more fiction books than nonfiction books.

To Find:

A system of linear equations represents the situation.

Answer:

$x+y=26\\\\x=y+12$

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that  x represents the number of fiction books and y is the number of non-fiction books.

We are also given that the total number of books Elliot has is 26 which includes both fiction and non-fiction. So, we may write

$x+y=26$

Next, we are given that there are 12 more fiction books than non-fiction books. This means, the fiction books are more in number and so, we may write

$x=y+12$

So, the total system of equations can be represented as

$x+y=26\\\\x=y+12$