document.write( "Question 1013971: Cary is 8 years older than Dan. In 10 years the sum of their ages will be 102. Find the age of each man now. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #630327 by fractalier(6550)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Call their ages NOW, c and d. Then we have \n" ); document.write( "c = d + 8 \n" ); document.write( "In 10 years, \n" ); document.write( "(c+10) + (d+10) = 102 \n" ); document.write( "Now substitute and get \n" ); document.write( "(d+8+10) + (d+10) = 102 \n" ); document.write( "2d + 28 = 102 \n" ); document.write( "2d = 74 \n" ); document.write( "d = 37 \n" ); document.write( "c = 45 \n" ); document.write( " |