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. Jacob and Sadie each got ahead on their skills practices. Jacob completed twelve fewer problems than twice the number Sadie completed. They completed a total of 127 problems. Which system of equations models this situation if Jacob completed j problems & Sadie completed s problems? A) j + s = 127

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Answer:

2s-12=j

S+J=127

Explanation:

ok so firstly you are going to have 2 problems. Jacob has 12 fewer than 2x Sadie's so it will look like this, 2s-12=j

. 2x Sadie's minus 12 will give you Jacobs. and then it tells you that together they have 127 completed so S+J=127

hope this helps!!

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