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sally's age plus 8 is equal to gart's age doubled. the sum of their ages is 124. how old is sally
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sally's age plus 8 is equal to gart's age doubled. the sum of their ages is 124. how old is sally?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s+8=2g
s=2g-8
s+g=124
s=124-g
2g-8=124-g
3g=132
g=44
s+8=2g
s+8=88
s=80
check
44+88=132
ok
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