SOLUTION: My sister is 8 years older than I am. The sum of our ages is 38. Find our ages

SOLUTION: My sister is 8 years older than I am. The sum of our ages is 38. Find our ages

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Question 1146613: My sister is 8 years older than I am. The sum of our ages is 38. Find our ages
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

my sister is years older than I am :
....eq.1

The sum of our ages is :
....eq.2

substitute with from eq.1

....eq.2......solve for

now calculate

so, I am years old and my sister is years old

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