SOLUTION: Tabitha and Dara have been diving a number of years that is half of the age of Dara. Dara is 3 years older than Tabitha. The total of their ages is 33. How old is Tabitha? How

Question 768205: Tabitha and Dara have been diving a number of years that is half of the age of Dara. Dara is 3 years older than Tabitha. The total of their ages is 33. How old is Tabitha? How old is Dara? ____________ How long have they been diving?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = Tabitha's age now
Let = Dara's age now
= half of Dara's age
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(1)
(2)
Substitute (1) into (2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
and
(1)
(1)
(1)
and

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Tabitha is 15
Dara is 18
They have been diving for 9 years

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