SOLUTION: Longest marriage. As half of the world’s longestmarried
couple, the woman was 2 yr younger than
her husband. Together, their ages totaled 204 yr.
How old were the man and the wo
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couple, the woman was 2 yr younger than
her husband. Together, their ages totaled 204 yr.
How old were the man and the wo
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Question 708625: Longest marriage. As half of the world’s longestmarried
couple, the woman was 2 yr younger than
her husband. Together, their ages totaled 204 yr.
How old were the man and the woman? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the woman was 2 yr younger than
her husband. Together, their ages totaled 204 yr.
How old were the man and the woman?
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Let the husband's age be "x":
Then the woman's age is "x-2":
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Equation:
x + x-2 = 204
2x = 206
x = 103 years (a very old man)
x-2 = 101 years (a very old woman)
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Stan H.
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