Question

gertrude won the jump rope contest four more times than elena. they have won a combined total of 18 jump rope contest. write and solve a system of equations to find the number of contest Gertrude won and the number of contest Elana won

Answer 1

g = how many contests that Gertrude won
e = how many contests Elena won

Gertrude 4 more times than Elena
g = e + 4
They won a total of 18 contests
g + e = 18