John is older than his niece, Nancy. The sum of their ages is 42. John's age subtracted from three times Nancy's age is equal to half Nancy's age.
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Let \( J \) represent John's age and \( N \) represent Nancy's age. Step 2: Translate the given information into equations. We know: Show more…
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