SOLUTION: Sanjay is two years younger than Sara, who is 5 years older than Sasha. Sanjay's age and Sasha's age total 31. How old is Sara?
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Question 975081: Sanjay is two years younger than Sara, who is 5 years older than Sasha. Sanjay's age and Sasha's age total 31. How old is Sara?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent Sara's age. Then Sanjay is 
and Sasha is 
. Their total age is 31, so:
\ +\ (x\ -\ 5)\ =\ 31)
Hint: Nothing in the problem as stated demands that the ages be whole number years. Note that 2/3 of one year is 8 months.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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