SOLUTION: Marla is five years younger than her friend Carey. Five years ago the sum of their ages was 41. How old is each of them now?
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Question 340923: Marla is five years younger than her friend Carey. Five years ago the sum of their ages was 41. How old is each of them now?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent Carey's age now. Then 
must represent Marla's age now. 5 years ago, Carey was years old and Marla was 
years old. So:
Solve for to get Carey's age now.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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