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Stephanie has five more fish in her aquarium than Brett has in his. The two have a total of 31 fish. How many
Fish do Stephanie and Brett each have?

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let [tex]x[/tex] be the number of fish Brett has and let [tex]x+5[/tex] be the number of fish Stephanie has.

[tex]x+(x+5)=31[/tex]

[tex]x+x+5=31\\\\2x+5=31\\\\2x=26\\\\x=13[/tex]

Brett has 13 fishes

[tex]x+5=31\\\\(13)+5=18[/tex]

Stephanie has 18 fishes

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[tex]x+(x+5)=31\\\\13+(13+5)=31\\\\13+18=31\\\\31=31\\\\LS=RS[/tex]

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