Find Sarah's Age Today

Find Sarah's Age Today

Postby nycmath » Fri Aug 21, 2026 11:12 pm

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Re: Find Sarah's Age Today

Postby Eigenvalue » Sat Aug 22, 2026 9:51 am

Let D be David's current age and S be Sarah's current age
D-5=3(S-5)

D+S=46

D=3S-10

4S-10=46

4S=56

S=14

D=32

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Re: Find Sarah's Age Today

Postby nycmath » Sat Aug 22, 2026 3:35 pm

Eigenvalue wrote:Let D be David's current age and S be Sarah's current age
D-5=3(S-5)

D+S=46

D=3S-10

4S-10=46

4S=56

S=14

D=32


Correct. You know, I was 32 in 1997. Boy, I miss my youth big time!

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