SOLUTION: abe and his younger sister are 3 years apart in age. if the sum of their ages will be 35 next year, what are their ages now?

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Question 348029: abe and his younger sister are 3 years apart in age. if the sum of their ages will be 35 next year, what are their ages now?
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18 and 15, Abe being 18 and his sister 15. They will each have another year tacked on next year (using common sense to assume that they have had their birthday), making them 19 and 16 next year, equaling 35.