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Question 805770: One year from now Carl will be 36 years older than Tom. Carl is currently five times older than Tom. What are their ages?
Answer by trumpettuba(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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Try to come up with 2 equations for carl and tom by using simultaneous equations, let carl's age be x and tom's be y.Then solve the simultaneous equations.