SOLUTION: If Carle is 3 years younger than Sam and David is 4 years older than Carle 1. Is David older than Sam? show equation 2. If David is 21, how old is Sam and Carle?

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Question 147477: If Carle is 3 years younger than Sam and David is 4 years older than Carle
1. Is David older than Sam? show equation
2. If David is 21, how old is Sam and Carle?
Answer by beachbreeze(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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1. Yes,
David is older than sam
Carle= -3 years for sam
-4 years for david
three is less than 4 therefore david is older than sam and carle.

2.David~21 years old total
Carle~-04 years younger

Carle is 17 years old.
Since Sam is 3 years older than Carle......
Sam is 20 years old.







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