SOLUTION: The sum of jack and Susan’s age is 35. The difference of their age is 27 how old is each person?

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Question 1147438: The sum of jack and Susan’s age is 35. The difference of their age is 27 how old is each person?
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The sum of jack and Susan’s age is 35. The difference of their age is 27 how old is each person?
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j + s = 35
j - s = 27
--------------addition eliminates s, find j
2j + 0 = 62
j = 62/2
j = 31 is Jack age
then obviously, 4 is Susan's age