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Working together, Joy and Steve collected 39 pounds of aluminum cans for recycling. If Joy collected j pounds, which of the following shows the number of pounds collected by Steve?

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Answer:

The number of pounds collected by Steve is [tex]39-j[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

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

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

we know that

[tex]j+s=39[/tex]

Solve for s

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

Subtract j both sides

[tex]s=39-j[/tex]

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