Tessa has two babysitting jobs this summer. She has worked out a schedule with each family to fit their individual needs. Each week, Tessa babysits 5 hours less for the first family than she does for the second family. On average, she babysits a total of 33 hours per week. How many hours does she babysit for each family?

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x=1st family      -x+y=5          x=14                                                                                                            y=2nd family       x+y=33        y=19