SOLUTION: 1.Edna is 31 years younger than her father. The sum of their ages is 47.. Find the ages.

Question 252092: 1.Edna is 31 years younger than her father. The sum of their ages is 47.. Find the ages.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.Edna is 31 years younger than her father. The sum of their ages is 47.. Find the ages.
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Let her father's age be "x".
Then Edna is "x-31" years old.
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Equation:
x + x-31 = 47
2x = 78
x = 39 yrs (father's age)
x-31 = 8 yrs (Edna's age)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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