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Question 1067529: Cary is 4 years older than Dan. In 9 years the sum of their ages will be 74. Find the age of each man now.
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Cary is 4 years older than Dan. In 9 years the sum of their ages will be 74. Find the age of each man now.
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c = d + 4
c+9 + d+9 = 74
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Simplify::
c - d = 4
c + d = 74-18 = 56
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Add to get:
2c = 60
Cary is 30 yrs
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Subtract to get:
2d = 52
Dan = 36 yrs
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Cary is 4 years older than Dan. In 9 years the sum of their ages will be 74. Find the age of each man now.
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