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john is 2 years more than twice as old as david. the sum of their age is 14, find the age of each child

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  • 15-12-2019

Answer:

David is 4. John is 10.

Step-by-step explanation:

john=x

david=y

x+y=14

x=2y+2

(2y+2)+y=14

3y+2=14

3y=12

y=4

x+(4)=14

x=10

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