SOLUTION: mary is twice older than her sister. In 5 years time, she will be 2 years older than her sister.find how old are they both now.

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Question 888279: mary is twice older than her sister. In 5 years time, she will be 2 years older than her sister.find how old are they both now.
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mary is twice older than her sister.
In 5 years time, she will be 2 years older than her sister.find how old are they both now.
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Mary has to be 4 and sister is 2
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She will be 2 yrs old than her sister now, 5 yrs from now, and forever.