Question

James has a total of 25 screwdrivers in his toolbox. Some are Phillips (xx) and some are flatheads (yy). The amount of flatheads (yy) he has is 1 more than the amount of Phillips. Write two equations that represent this situation. Use xx for Phillips and yy for flatheads.

[MAKE SURE to write your equations down on your scratch paper. You will use them on the next problem.]
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The equation that represents that the total is 25:


The equation that represents that the number of flatheads he has

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Let's define the variables as follows:

- Let \( xx \) represent the number of Phillips screwdrivers.
- Let \( yy \) represent the number of flathead screwdrivers.

According to the problem, we can form the following two equations:

1. The total number of screwdrivers is 25:
\[
xx + yy = 25
\]

2. The number of flatheads is 1 more than the number of Phillips:
\[
yy = xx + 1
\]

These equations will help you in solving the problem in the next step!

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