Working together, Joy and Steve collected 39 pounds of aluminum cans for recycling. If Joy collected j pounds, which of the foll

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3 years ago

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owing shows the number of pounds collected by Steve?

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Radda [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-06T12:57:51+03:00

Radda [10]3 years ago

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Answer:

The number of pounds collected by Steve is $39-j$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

j----> the number of pounds collected by Joy

s ---> the number of pounds collected by Steve

we know that

$j+s=39$

Solve for s

That means-----> Isolate the variable s

Subtract j both sides

$s=39-j$