<PRE><B>Question 1194178</B>
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The information compares both Ginger&#39;s age and the professor&#39;s age to Maryann&#39;s age, so use Maryann&#39;s age as your &quot;starting point&quot;:&lt;br&gt;
x = Maryann&#39;s age
x+5 = Ginger&#39;s age
3x-7 = professors&#39; age&lt;br&gt;
The sum of their ages is 98:&lt;br&gt;
{{{x+x+5+3x-7=98}}}
{{{5x=105}}}
{{{x=21}}}&lt;br&gt;
You can finish from there....&lt;br&gt;
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