SOLUTION: Teddy and Britt live 8mi apart from each other, but in opposite directions from the office they both work at. If Britt lives 1 mile less than twice as far from the office as Teddy

Question 1135141: Teddy and Britt live 8mi apart from each other, but in opposite directions from the office they both work at. If Britt lives 1 mile less than twice as far from the office as Teddy does, how far does each person live from the office?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = Teddy's distance from office
= Britt's distance
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and

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Teddy lives 3 mi from office
Britt lives 5 mi from office

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