Ed and his little sister altogether have $100. If Ed has $90 more than his little sister. How many dollars does Ed's little sister have?
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Ed has e dollars, and his sister has s dollars. We can set up a system of equations: e + s = 1 0 0 e = s + 9 0
If we substitute e for s + 9 0 in the first equation, we get: 2 s + 9 0 = 1 0 0
which can be simplified to:
s = 5