SOLUTION: bob is 6 years older than his sister, and the sum of their ages is 32. how old bob?

SOLUTION: bob is 6 years older than his sister, and the sum of their ages is 32. how old bob?

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Question 429825: bob is 6 years older than his sister, and the sum of their ages is 32. how old bob?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let Bob's sister be X. Bob is six years older, or X+6, thus:
X+X+6=32
2X=26
X=13
Bob's sister is 13. Bob is 19.
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