SOLUTION: The sum of the ages of Anna, Emma, and Karen is 27 years. Anna is 2 years older than Karen, and Emma is 4 years younger than Anna. Write a system of equations that represents the a

Question 1166352: The sum of the ages of Anna, Emma, and Karen is 27 years. Anna is 2 years older than Karen, and Emma is 4 years younger than Anna. Write a system of equations that represents the ages of Anna, Emma, and Karen.
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Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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PERSON AGE Anna k+2 Emma k+2-4 Karen k SUM 27

---------------This after taking the description directly into one single variable.
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