document.write( "Question 1133738: Cary is 8 years older than Dan. In 5 years their sum will be 78. find the age of each man now. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Cary is 8 years older than Dan. In 5 years their sum will be 78. find the age of each man now.
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If in 5 years, the sum will be 78, then it's now 78 - 2(5), or 68
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document.write( "With Dan's being D, Cary's is D + 8
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document.write( "We then get: D + D + 8 = 68
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document.write( "Solve for D, Dan's age
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document.write( "Add 8 to D to get Cary's. \n" );
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