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Gabrielle's age is three times Mikhail's age. The sum of their ages is 104 . What is Mikhail's age?

53 and 34.6 were both incorrect

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g=gabrielle's age
m=mikhail's age


g is 3 times m
g=3m

sum is 104
g+m=104
3m=g so subsitute 3m for g
3m+m=104
4m=104
divide by 4 both sides
m=26

mikhail=26
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