SOLUTION: Allyn is 31 years older than David. The sum of their ages is 49. How old is Allyn?

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Question 1172273: Allyn is 31 years older than David. The sum of their ages is 49. How old is Allyn?
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Allyn is 31 years older than David. The sum of their ages is 49. How old is Allyn?
Let Allyn's age be A
Then David's is A - 31
We then get: A + A - 31 = 49
2A = 80
Allyn or
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