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Alan and Alan Connor have ₹6.70 in total

Alan has ₹1.70 more than Conner
Let a be the amount of money Alan has.
Let a be the amount of money Connor has
Set up a pair of simultaneous equations and solve to find out how much each person has

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Answer: We can set up the following pair of simultaneous equations:

a + c = 6.70 (equation 1) (the total amount of money they have is ₹6.70)

a = c + 1.70 (equation 2) (Alan has ₹1.70 more than Conner)

We can substitute equation 2 into equation 1 to eliminate a:

(c + 1.70) + c = 6.70

Simplifying and solving for c:

2c + 1.70 = 6.70

2c = 5.00

c = 2.50

So Connor has ₹2.50.

We can substitute this value into equation 2 to find the value of a:

a = c + 1.70

a = 2.50 + 1.70

a = 4.20

Therefore, Alan has ₹4.20.

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