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Patricia is 5 years older than Wyatt. The sum of their ages is 61. How old are Patricia and Wyatt?

(A) First write an equation you can use to answer this question. Use x as your variable.
The equation is_________

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an answer could be Patricia is 33 and wyatt is 28 so x=33

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w+(w+5)=61

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