Cucumber box order

The merchant ordered 62 boxes of cucumbers from a vegetable grower. He wants to take 38 more boxes than small ones. How many individual boxes of cucumbers did the merchant order?

Final Answer:

a =  50
b =  12

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} a+b=62 \\ a=38+b \\ a+b=62 \\ a-b=38 \\ Row2-Row1\to Row2 \\ -2b=-24 \\ b=\frac{-24}{-2}=12 \\ a=62-b=62-12=50 \\ a=50 \\ b=12 \end{gathered}$$

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