SOLUTION: if the sum of the ages of 2 friends is 92 and one is 6 years older. How old are they? I tried x+6x=92 7x=92 x=13.?

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Question 895658: if the sum of the ages of 2 friends is 92 and one is 6 years older. How old are they? I tried x+6x=92
7x=92
x=13.?
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if the sum of the ages of 2 friends is 92 and one is 6 years older. How old are they? I tried x+6x=92
7x=92
x=13.?
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He's not 6 times as old, so it's not 6x. but you did try something.
Most just say "what is..."
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Try x + (x+6) = 92