SOLUTION: Marc is 8 years younger than his brother Richard. The sum of their ages is 22 years. What equation could be used to find Marc's age? What is Marc's age?

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Question 733869: Marc is 8 years younger than his brother Richard. The sum of their ages is 22 years. What equation could be used to find Marc's age? What is Marc's age?
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Marc is 8 years younger than his brother Richard. The sum of their ages is 22 years. What equation could be used to find Marc's age? What is Marc's age?
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Equations:
m = r - 8
m + r = 22
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Rearrange:
m-r = 8
M+r = 22
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Add and solve for "m":
2m = 30
Marc's age is 15 yrs.
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M+r = 22
r = 7 yrs
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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