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Mario is twice as old as Shirin. In five years, the sum of their ages
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11 Oct 2021, 05:43
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Mario is twice as old as Shirin. In five years, the sum of their ages will be 52. How old will Mario be 10 years from now?
(A) 24
(B) 28
(C) 33
(D) 38
(E) 43
(A) 24
(B) 28
(C) 33
(D) 38
(E) 43
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11 Oct 2021, 12:04
11 Oct 2021, 12:04
Carcass wrote:
Mario is twice as old as Shirin. In five years, the sum of their ages will be 52. How old will Mario be 10 years from now?
(A) 24
(B) 28
(C) 33
(D) 38
(E) 43
(A) 24
(B) 28
(C) 33
(D) 38
(E) 43
Writing them as equations:
M = 2S and M+5 + S +5 = 52.
Now solving for M and S, M = 28 and S = 14
Asked, M + 10 = 28 + 10 = 38.
Answer is D)
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