SOLUTION: 1.Vinh has $6 more than Tuan, and Jakob has $13 less than Vinh. How much does each person have if they have $29 altogether? 2.When Juan was 12 his father was three times his age.

Question 1042971: 1.Vinh has $6 more than Tuan, and Jakob has $13 less than Vinh. How much does each person have if they have $29 altogether?
2.When Juan was 12 his father was three times his age. Now his father is only twice Juan's age. How old are they now?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
v,t,j;

The easiest way is solve first equation for t, solve second equation for j (already described in that manner), and substitute these into the third equation....

, single variable, easily solvable.
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