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4 March, 22:00

7.) The sum of the ages of Kusi and Aboagye is 35 years. Kusi is 5 years older than Aboagye. How old are the two people?

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  1. 4 March, 22:27
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    Aboagye is 15 years old. Kusi is 20 years old.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Expressing in algebraic language we define that the sum of the ages of Kusi (K) and Aboagye (A) is 35:

    K + A = 35

    Next, we define that Kusi is 5 years older than Aboagye:

    K = 5 + A

    We substitute in the first equation

    (5 + A) + A = 35

    and solve the linear equation

    5 + 2A = 35

    2A = 35 - 5

    A = 30/2

    A = 15

    Therefore, we define that Aboagye is 15 years old and that Kusi is 5 years old, that is 20 years.
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