SOLUTION: Hi Frederick and justina were each given a sum of money. If Frederick and justina spent $8 & $16 respectively, justina would still have $70. If Frederick and justina spent $16 &

Question 1105351: Hi
Frederick and justina were each given a sum of money. If Frederick and justina spent $8 & $16 respectively, justina would still have $70. If Frederick and justina spent $16 & $8 respectively, justina would have $430 left.
how much money did each of them have at the start.
Thanks
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Give some variables to initial quantity each had.
x, how much Justina had
y, how much Frederick had

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If Frederick and justina spent $8 & $16 respectively, justina would still have $70.
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The means that . That's all you can do so far.

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If Frederick and justina spent $16 & $8 respectively, justina would have $430 left
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This part means .

The description has enough information only for two equations in the variables, x. NO value for x will satisfy both equations, and not enough information to solve for y.
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