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arred sells DVDs. His inventory shows that he has a total of 3,500 DVDs. He has 2,342 more contemporary titles than classic titles. Let x represent the number of contemporary titles and y represent the number of classic titles. The system of equations models the given information for both types of DVDs.

x + y = 3,500

x – y = 2,342

Solve the system of equations. How many contemporary titles does Jarred have?

1,158
1,737
2,342
2,921

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Add the equations: (x + y) + (x − y) = 3,500 + 2,342 → 2x = 5,842 → x = 2,921.

Jarred has 2,921 contemporary titles.