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Interpreting the situation, we have that:
a) The system of equations is:
b) Solving the above system, it is found that Jacob scored 13 and Paul scored 19.
Item a:
In our system, we have that:
- Jacob's score is of x.
- Paul's score is of y.
Jacob said that <u>Paul's score</u> would be <u>twice his own</u> score if <u>he earned 7 more points</u>, which means that:
Paul responded to Jacob by telling <u>him his score was only 6 points higher then Jacob's,</u> which means that:
Item b:
Equaling both equations:
Jacob scored 13 and Paul scored 19.
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