Question

two physical therapists have a total if 16 patients to see in one day. marcie has to see 2 more patients than lewis . how many patients will marcie see

Answer 1

Below are the steps. It's a little jumbled, but basically you need to solve this system of equations by substitution:

l+m=16

2+l=m

Answer 2

8+8 is 16 and so is 9+7 so Lewis saw 7 patients and marcie will see 9 patients