Elliot has a total of 26 books. He has 12 more fiction books than nonfiction books. Let x represent the number of fiction books and y represent the number of nonfiction books. The system of equations models the total costs for each.

x + y = 26
x – y = 12
Elliot added the two equations and the result was
2x = 38.

Solve the equation. How many of each type of book does Elliot have?

fiction books

nonfiction books

Plzzz i beg u so much asaaaap ! what is the slope of this line? enter your answer in the box.

(05.02)a farmer has decided to divide his land area in half in order to plant soy and corn. calculate the area of the entire area so he knows how much soil is needed. a parallelogram with a height of 6 yards and side length 9 yards. the height forms a triangle with the slanted side of the rhombus with a base of 2.5 yards. rhombus is split into a soy half and a corn half. each bag of soil covers 40 square yards. how many bags should the farmer purchase?

The ideal weight of a nickel is 0.176 ounce. to check that there are 40 nickels in a roll, a bank weighs the roll and allows for an error of 0.015 ounce in total weight