Jack has $4 More than shea. Together they have $60. how much . . . - Socratic Jack has $32 and Shea has $28 First, let's define our variables Let's call the money Jack has j Let's call the money Shea has s We can now write two equations we can use to solve by substitution j = s + $4 Because Jack has $4 more than Shea j + s = $60 Because together they have $60 We can now substitute s + $4 for j in the second equation and solve for s: s + $4 + s = $60 2s + $4 = $60
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