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Popular Word Problems >

Zara is one year older than Zantrop, and their age combined is 17. How old are Zantrop and Zara

Solution

Z a r a i s o n e ye a r o l d er t han Z an t ro p, an d t h e i r a g e co mbin e d i s 17. Ho w o l d a re Z an t ro p an d Z a r a

Solution

Zara^{'} s age is : 9

Zantrop^{'} s age is : 8

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x + x - 1 = 17

Solve for

x, x + x - 1 = 17 : x = 9

Find age

Zara^{'} s age is : 9

Zantrop^{'} s age is : 8

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