SOLUTION: Sally is 4 years older than Tim. Together the sum of their age is 20. How old is each?
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Question 963920: Sally is 4 years older than Tim. Together the sum of their age is 20. How old is each?
Answer by EdenWolf(517) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = Tim's age and x+4 = Sally's age. Set up an equation.
x+x+4=20
2x+4=20
2x=16
x=8
So Tim is 8 years old and Sally is 12 years old.
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