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Gabrielle is 5 years older than Mikhail. The sum of their ages is 53 . What is Mikhail's age?

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Let, the Age of Mikhail = x
Age of Gabrielle = x + 5

It is given that, x + x+ 5 = 53
2x = 53 - 5
x = 48/2
x = 24

In short, Mikhail is 24 years old.

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