SOLUTION: Lina is 5 years older than her sister. The sum of their ages is 33. Write and equation that could be used to find Lina's age and solve the equation to find her sister's age.

Question 1145790: Lina is 5 years older than her sister. The sum of their ages is 33. Write and equation that could be used to find Lina's age and solve the equation to find her sister's age.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lina is 5 years older than her sister. The sum of their ages is 33. Write and equation that could be used to find Lina's age and solve the equation to find her sister's age.
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L = S + 5
L + S = 33
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