SOLUTION: Ginger is 5 years older than Maryann. The professor is 7 years less than 3 times Maryann's age. The sum of their ages is 98. Find the age of each.

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Question 1194178: Ginger is 5 years older than Maryann. The professor is 7 years less than 3 times
Maryann's age. The sum of their ages is 98. Find the age of each.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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The information compares both Ginger's age and the professor's age to Maryann's age, so use Maryann's age as your "starting point":

x = Maryann's age
x+5 = Ginger's age
3x-7 = professors' age

The sum of their ages is 98:

x%2Bx%2B5%2B3x-7=98
5x=105
x=21

You can finish from there....