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let x = number of horses beau has let y = number of horses susan has

x+y= 8 (total number of horses beau and susan have)

x - 2 = y (the number of horses susan has is two less than the number of horses beau has)

subsitute x - 2 for y in the first equation

x + x - 2 = 8 2x -2 = 8 x = 5 beau has five horses!

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