SOLUTION: if the sum is 60 and there are two sisters and one is 16 years older than the other what is the age of each sister?

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Question 933664: if the sum is 60 and there are two sisters and one is 16 years older than the other what is the age of each sister?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x the age of the Younger. x%2B16 age of the older
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(x+16) + x = 60
2x = 44
x = 22, age of the Younger. The older 38.
And...checking
Sum = 60