SOLUTION: sherry is two years younger than sara, the sum of their ages is 46. How old is Sherry? How old is Sara??
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Question 661686: sherry is two years younger than sara, the sum of their ages is 46. How old is Sherry? How old is Sara??
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let Sherry's age be and Sara's age
if Sherry is two years younger than Sara, than
if the sum of their ages is , than
solution:
,,,substitute
...........Sherry's age
...........Sara's age
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