SOLUTION: Jake and Mele deliver newspapers.
Jake has more newspapers to deliver than Mele.
If Jake gave Mele 23 newspapers, they would have the same number of newspapers.
If, instead, Mel
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Question 1123172: Jake and Mele deliver newspapers.
Jake has more newspapers to deliver than Mele.
If Jake gave Mele 23 newspapers, they would have the same number of newspapers.
If, instead, Mele gave Jake 7 newspapers, Jake would then have twice as many as Mele.
How many newspapers does each person actually have?
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, josmiceli:
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jake has x, Mele y
x-23=y+23
(x+7)=2(y-7); x+7=2y-14; x-2y=-21
x-y=46
x-2y=-21
-x+2y=21
y=67 M.
x=113 J.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Given:
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Add the equations
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Merle has 67
Jake has 113
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Check:
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OK
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