SOLUTION: Sarah is 6 years more than 3 times as old as Denise. In 14 years the sum of thier ages will be 82. How old is Denise now?

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let Sarah's age be , and Denise's age be .
given information:


so, now substitute with and find



Denise is years old now
and Sarah is years old now
in years from now the sum of thier ages will be

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Let S = Sarah's present age and D = Denise's present age.
From the problem description, you can write:
1) "Sarah is 6 years more than 3 times as old as Denise"
2) "In 14 years, the sum of their ages will be 82"
Substitute the S from equation 1) into equation 2) and solve for D.
2a) Simplify.
Subtract 34 from both sides.
Divide by both sides by 4.
This is Denise's present age.



This is Sarah's present age.