SOLUTION: Devante is 9 years older than Kelly. In 12 years the sum of their ages will be 73. How old is Kelly now?
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Question 1184104: Devante is 9 years older than Kelly. In 12 years the sum of their ages will be 73. How old is Kelly now?
it is asking me for the equation and the answer
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathLover1:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In 12 years the sum of their ages will be 73.
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Two of these people
Their age sum NOW would be 73-24=49.
Devante, k+9
Kelly, k
------------k=20
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let Kelly’s age be
then, if Devante is years older than Kelly, he is
in years Kelly will be years old, and Devante will be
if in years the sum of their ages will be , we have
=> Kelly is years old now
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