SOLUTION: Ryan and Juan collect baseball cards. Together they have 880 cards. Juan has 125 less than twice as many as Ryan. How many cards does each have? Write a system of equations and

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Question 258124: Ryan and Juan collect baseball cards. Together they have 880 cards. Juan has 125 less than twice as many as Ryan. How many cards does each have? Write a system of equations and solve.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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r+j=880
j=2r-125
j = 545, r = 335