SOLUTION: Jesse is 5 years older than Molly. In 9 years the sum of their ages will be 85. How old is Jesse now?

SOLUTION: Jesse is 5 years older than Molly. In 9 years the sum of their ages will be 85. How old is Jesse now?

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Question 1164127: Jesse is 5 years older than Molly. In 9 years the sum of their ages will be 85. How old is Jesse now?

Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let

represent Jesse's age now. Then Molly is

now. In 9 years, Jesse will be

and Molly will be

.

Simplify the two expressions for their ages 9 years from now, sum them, and set the sum equal to 85. Then solve for

John

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