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Pam's age is 10 less than twice ed's age. if their ages is 32, what is pam's age?

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Answer:

18

Explanation:

Let Ed's age = x

Pam's age = 2x - 10

The sum of the ages is 32.

x + 2x - 10 = 32

3x = 42

x = 14

Ed is 14.

Pam is 2x - 10

2x - 10 = 2(14) - 10 = 28 - 10 = 18

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