SOLUTION: A girl is y years old. Her father is 23 years older than she is. The sum of their ages is 37. How old is the girl?

SOLUTION: A girl is y years old. Her father is 23 years older than she is. The sum of their ages is 37. How old is the girl?

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Question 706971: A girl is y years old. Her father is 23 years older than she is. The sum of their ages is 37. How old is the girl?
Answer by nshah11(47) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Girl = y years old
Father = y + 23 years old.
y + 23 + y = 37
2y = 14 => y = 7 years old
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