SOLUTION: The sum of David's age and Ben's age is 40. Ann is 3 years older than David. David is 4 years older than Ben. How old is David?

Question 1112650: The sum of David's age and Ben's age is 40. Ann is 3 years older than David. David is 4 years older than Ben. How old is David?

Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Forget about Ann in this problem. She was introduced specially to confuse you.

Concentrate/focus on David and Ben only.

For them, you have these two equations

D + B = 40
D - B =  4
--------------------Add the equations

2D = 40 + 4 = 44  ====>  D =  = 22.


Answer.  David is 22.  Ben is 18.

Solved.

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