<PRE><B>Question 1058236</B>
 The first woman is 8 years younger than a man, and the man is 9 years older than the second woman. If the sum of their ages is 300, what is the age of the first woman?
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1st = m - 8
m = 2nd + 9
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m + 1st + 2nd = 300
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m + m-8 + m-9 = 300
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3m -17 = 300
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3m = 317
m = 15yrs 8mths
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Ans: 1st = m-8 = 7 yrs  8 mths
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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