SOLUTION: mario is four years older than pedro the sum of their age is 40 how old are they

Question 744499: mario is four years older than pedro the sum of their age is 40 how old are they
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Mario is four years older than Pedro. The sum of their age is 40. How old are they ?

Let the age of Mario be n + 4
Let the age of Pedro be n

Therefore:
n + 4 + n = 40
2n + 4 = 40
Subtract 4 from each side of the equation.
2n = 36
Divide each side by 2
n = 18
n + 4 = 18 + 4 = 22

Answer:
Mario is 22 years old and Pedro is 18 years old.

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