SOLUTION: The sum of the ages of Anna, Emma, and Karen is 27 years. Anna is 2 years older than Karen, and Emma is 4 years younger than Anna. Write a system of equations that represents the a

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Question 1166352: The sum of the ages of Anna, Emma, and Karen is 27 years. Anna is 2 years older than Karen, and Emma is 4 years younger than Anna. Write a system of equations that represents the ages of Anna, Emma, and Karen.
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, josgarithmetic:
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You want a SYSTEM?
PERSON       AGE
Anna         k+2
Emma         k+2-4
Karen        k
SUM           27

%28k%2B2%29%2B%28k-2%29%2Bk=27---------------This after taking the description directly into one single variable.