SOLUTION: Ed is 8 years older than his brother.The sum of their ages is 38,how old are they now?

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Question 1104358: Ed is 8 years older than his brother.The sum of their ages is 38,how old are they now?
Found 2 solutions by passionn, Alan3354:
Answer by passionn(5) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let Ed's brother age be x
Let Ed's age be 8+x
x+8+x=38
2x+8=38
2x=38-8
2x=30
divide both sides by 2
2x/2=30/2
x=15
therefore Ed's brother is 15 years old now
Ed's age=38-15=23 years

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ed is 8 years older than his brother.The sum of their ages is 38,how old are they now?
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E - B = 8
E + B = 38
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