SOLUTION: bobby ran 5 miles more than jane ran. The sum of their distances is 19 miles. How far did jane run? The domain of the solution is {0, 5, 7, 14}.how would this be written in an al

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Question 906530: bobby ran 5 miles more than jane ran. The sum of their distances is 19 miles.
How far did jane run? The domain of the solution is {0, 5, 7, 14}.how would this be written in an algebraic expression
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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B=J%2B5
B%2BJ=19
Substitute the first equation into the second,
J%2B5%2BJ=19
2J=14
J=7
Then from above,
B=7%2B5
B=12