SOLUTION: shelly is 14 years younger than michele. 8 years ago the sum of their ages was 106. find the age of each person now. show your equation

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Question 785308: shelly is 14 years younger than michele. 8 years ago the sum of their ages was 106. find the age of each person now. show your equation
Answer by Trontor(4) About Me  (Show Source):
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let a = Michele's age now
a- 14 = Shelly's age now
Equation : a-14-8+%2B+a-8+=+106
a-22+%2B+a-8+=+106
a-22+%2B+a+=+114
a+%2B+a+=+136
2a+=+136
a+=+68
That means Michele's age now is 68, Shelly's is 54.
8 years ago, Michele was 60 and Shelly was 46
60+%2B+46++=++106