SOLUTION: julio's age is 3 times sally's age plus 2. Sally's age is Julio's age minus 14 What is the difference in their ages?

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Question 1106256: julio's age is 3 times sally's age plus 2. Sally's age is Julio's age minus 14 What is the difference in their ages?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source):
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Ages j and x

Go from there.
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Sally's age is Julio's age minus 14
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That means, the difference in their ages is 14.

Answer by ikleyn(52808) (Show Source):
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The difference in their ages is 14 years.

You do not need to write and/or solve system of equations or single equation to get the answer.

It is fully enough to read the condition attentively.