SOLUTION: please help me solve this problem step by step. The sum of cora and rose age is 40. Cora is 4 years older than Rose. What is the age of Cora?.. please.. thanks..

Question 176350: please help me solve this problem step by step. The sum of cora and rose age is 40. Cora is 4 years older than Rose. What is the age of Cora?.. please.. thanks..
Found 2 solutions by jojo14344, MathLover1:
Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let =Rose Age
Then, =Cora's Age
As per condition:

Age of Rose
Cora's Age
Check:

Thank you,
Jojo
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let Cora�s age be
We know that Cora is years older than Rose; so, her age is .
We know that the sum of Cora and Rose age is , we will set up an equation and find out what is or Cora�s age.

��.. Cora is old.
Rose is old.

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