Kevin ran 4 miles more than Steve ran. The sum of their distances is 26 miles. How far did Steve run

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    Kevin ran 4 miles more than Steve ran. The sum of their distances is 26 miles. How far did Steve run? The domain of the solution is:

    Let k be Kevin's miles ran
    Let s be Steve's miles ran

    We have 2 given equtaions:
    1. k = s + 4
    2. k + s = 26

    Substitute (1) into (2)
    (s + 4) + s = 26
    2s + 4 = 26

    Plug this into our equation calculator and we get s = 11
     

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