document.write( "Question 1071690: trina is 10 years less old than charles.charles and trina aga together is 39 years how old is trina how old is charles ? \n" ); document.write( "

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10 years less old? 10 years younger would be better.
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"T=C-10\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"T%2BC=39\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"C-10%2BC=39\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2C-10=39\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2C=49\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for C then use either equation to solve for T.
\n" ); document.write( "Check your problem setup because typically age problems provide integer answers.
\n" ); document.write( "In this case, you will not get an integer solution rather a mixed number.
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