3x-26+y=998

Alfredo has a coin collection.  He has 26 fewer US coins than 3 times the number of his foreign coins. The collection consists of 998 coins.  Find the number of each type of coin that Alfredo has.
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the werd is LESS

koins=x+y=998

x=3y-26

so x+y=(3y-26)+y=998

3y+y-26=998

4y=998+26

4y=1024

y=1024/4

y=256

x=3y-26=768-26=742    (or x=998-y=998-256)
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