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Write a System of Equations to Describe the Situation {x=y14y=5=2x\left\{ \begin{array} { l } x = y - 14 \\y = 5 = 2 x\end{array} \right.

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Write a system of equations to describe the situation. Do not solve the system.
-Leroy has $14 less in his pocket than Zoe has. If Zoe had $5 more, she would have 2 times as much money as Leroy.


A) {x=y14y=5=2x\left\{ \begin{array} { l } x = y - 14 \\y = 5 = 2 x\end{array} \right.
B) {y=x14y+5=2x\left\{ \begin{array} { l } y = x - 14 \\y + 5 = 2 x\end{array} \right.
C) {x=y14y+5=2x\left\{ \begin{array} { l } x = y - 14 \\y + 5 = 2 x\end{array} \right.
D) {x=y14y+5=x+2\left\{ \begin{array} { l } x = y - 14 \\y + 5 = x + 2\end{array} \right.

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