SOLUTION: Solve the problem. Write your solution. Maridel is 2 years older than Trisha. The sum of their ages is 20. Find their present ages.(5pts)

Question 1176252: Solve the problem. Write your solution.
Maridel is 2 years older than Trisha. The sum of their ages is 20. Find their present ages.(5pts)
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let Maridel's age be and Trisha's age be
if Maridel is years older than Trisha, we have
.......eq.1
if the sum of their ages is , we have
.....eq.2....substitute from eq.1

go to
.......eq.1..substitute

their present ages: Maridel is years old and Trisha is years old

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