SOLUTION: mary is 22 years younger than 3 times as old as her sister ana. five years from now, she will be twice as old. how old are they now
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Question 1053214: mary is 22 years younger than 3 times as old as her sister ana. five years from now, she will be twice as old. how old are they now
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let a represent ana. Then mary would be 3a-22. So:
2(a+5)=3a-22+5
2a+10=3a-17
a=27
ana is 27; mary is 59. ☺☺☺☺
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