SOLUTION: The sum of emily and mikayla's ages is 12 and the diffrence of their ages is 6. if emily is older what are their ages

Question 945896: The sum of emily and mikayla's ages is 12 and the diffrence of their ages is 6. if emily is older what are their ages
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = emily age
y = mikayla age
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x + y = 12
x - y = 6
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x + y = 12
x - y = 6
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x = 9
y = 3
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