Question 1193892
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the ages of cindy and sam total 27 years. cindys's age plus twice sam's age is 40. how old is each person
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It is clear immediately as you read the problem, that the Sam's age is the difference 40-27 = 13 years.


Hence, the Cindy's age is 27-13 = 14 years.


<U>ANSWER</U>.  Sam is 13 years old;  Cindy is 14 years old.
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