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The Rodriquez family is donating
25 baseball caps to a charity auction.
There are 11 blue caps. There are
2 more white caps than green caps.
How many of each color caps are
they donating?​

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Subtract the blue caps:

25-11 = 14 caps are either white or green.

Let green = X

white = X +2

Green +  white = 14:

x + x +2 = 14

Combine like terms:

2x +2 = 14

Subtract 2 from both sides:

2x = 12

Divide both sides by 2:

x = 6

There are 11 blue caps, 6 green caps and 8 white caps.

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