SOLUTION: Allie is 5 more than twice as old as Katie. The sum of their ages is 23. How old are Allie & Katie

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Question 1100078: Allie is 5 more than twice as old as Katie. The sum of their ages is 23. How old are Allie & Katie
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Allie is 5 more than twice as old as Katie. The sum of their ages is 23. How old are Allie & Katie
let katie is x yrs
Allie=2x+5
x+2x+5=23
3x+5=23
3x=18
x=6
answer
katie is 6 yrs and Allies is 17 yrs