Helga's summer job put her in charge of the local soccer and basketball programs. To get ready, she ordered 50 balls, making sure there were 10 more soccer balls than basketballs.
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To solve this problem, we need to find out the number of soccer balls and basketballs that Helga ordered.
Let's assume the number of basketballs Helga ordered is "x". According to the given information, the number of soccer balls is 10 more than the number of basketballs. So, the number of soccer balls would be "x + 10".
The total number of balls Helga ordered is 50. Therefore, we can set up the equation: x + (x + 10) = 50.
Simplifying the equation, we get 2x + 10 = 50.
Subtracting 10 from both sides of the equation: 2x = 40.
Dividing both sides by 2, we find that x = 20.
So, Helga ordered 20 basketballs and 20 + 10 = 30 soccer balls.