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Andrew is 4 years older than his sisterMary. The sum of their ages is 20. Whatare Andrew's and Mary's ages?

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Answer:

Andrew's age is 8

Mary's age is 4

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Andrew's age be represented by x

Since he is 4 years older than his sister, his sister's age is (x - 4)

The sum of their ages is 20, this means

x + (x - 4) = 20

Solving for x from the above equation, we can obtain their ages

x + x - 4 = 20

2x = 20 - 4

2x = 16

x = 16/2 = 8

Andrew's age is 8

Mary's age is 8 - 4 = 4

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