document.write( "Question 1006575: Jon and Chris pool their money and find that they have a total of $275. If Jon originally had $55 more than Chris, how much did each boy originally have? \n" ); document.write( "
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Jon and Chris pool their money and find that they have a total of $275. If Jon originally had $55 more than Chris, how much did each boy originally have?
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "J + C = 275
\n" ); document.write( "J = C + 55
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute for \"J\" and solve for \"C\"::
\n" ); document.write( "C + 55 + C = 275
\n" ); document.write( "2C = 220
\n" ); document.write( "C = $110 (amt Chris has)
\n" ); document.write( "J = C + 55
\n" ); document.write( "J = 110 + 55
\n" ); document.write( "J = $165 (amt Jon has)
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