SOLUTION: If I am 50 and Mary is 80 how old will we be when our ages add up to 150 and then create an equation

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Question 602370: If I am 50 and Mary is 80 how old will we be when our ages add up to 150 and then create an equation
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = the number of years from now when
our ages add up to +150+
+50+%2B+x+%2B+80+%2B+x+=+150+
+2x+%2B+130+=+150+
+2x+=+20+
+x+=+10+
In 10 years our ages will add up to 150
I will be +50+%2B+10+=+60+
Mary will be +80+%2B+10+=+90+