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Students have received the marks for their Mathematics quiz. Ali found out that Ahmad's marks is five more than double of his marks. If the total of their marks is 125, what is Ali's marks and what is
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Students have received the marks for their Mathematics quiz. Ali found out that Ahmad's marks is five more than double of his marks. If the total of their marks is 125, what is Ali's marks and what is Ahmad's marks?​

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Answer:

Ali's mark= 40

Ahmad's mark= 85

Explanation:

Let x be Ali's mark and y be Ahmad's mark.

y=2x+5

x+y=125

x+2x+5=125

3x=120

x=40

y=85

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