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In a grocery store, when you take out 3 peppers and 4 carrots, there are 26 peppers and 46 carrots left. How many peppers and carrots were there initially?

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Answer to a math question In a grocery store, when you take out 3 peppers and 4 carrots, there are 26 peppers and 46 carrots left. How many peppers and carrots were there initially?

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Let x = number of peppers initially. Let y = number of carrots initially. For peppers: x-3=26

x=26+3

x=29\:peppers For carrots: y-4=46

x=46+4

x=50\:carrots

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