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Question 1137681: patty is six years younger than marci. seven years ago , their ages totaled 26. hold old is each now
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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patty is six years younger than marci.
p = m - 6
seven years ago , their ages totaled 26.
(p-7) + (m-7) = 26
p + m - 14 = 26
p + m = 26 + 14
p + m = 40
replace p with m-6 from the 1st statement
(m-6) + m = 40
2m = 40 + 6
m = 46/2
m = 23 is Marci's age
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I'll let you find Patty's age, check your solutions in the 2nd statement





Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
patty is six years younger than marci. seven years ago , their ages totaled 26. hold old is each now
Let Patty's age be P

Then Marci's is: P + 6

As their ages summed to 26, 7 years ago, their ages now sum to 40 (26 + 2 * 7)

We then get: P + P + 6 = 40

2P = 34