Answer:
Stephen has 9 trees
Alice has 21 trees
Step-by-step explanation:
At the beginning:
Stephen = x trees
Alice = x + 12 trees
At the end:
Alice = (x + 12) - 4 trees
Stephen = x + 10 trees
Total = 36
Then
[tex]((x+12)-4)+(x+10)=36\\ \\(x+12-4)+(x+10)=36\\ \\(x+8)+(x+10)=36\\ \\x+8+x+10=36\\ \\2x+18=36\\ \\2x+18-18=36-18\\ \\2x=18\\ \\x=9[/tex]
Stephen - 9 trees
Alice - 9 + 12 = 21 trees
Answer:
Stephen has 9 trees
Alice has 21 trees
Step-by-step explanation:
Alice has 12 more trees in her garden than Stephen has. After Stephen planted 10 more trees and Alice dug out 4, together they had 36 trees. How many trees did each of them have at the beginning?
