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Richard and Teo have a combined age of 33 Richard is 9 years older than twice​ Teo's age. How old are Richard and​ Teo?

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Answer: Teo is 9 years old and Richard is 27 years old.

Explanation:

First of all, create expressions which represents Teo's and Richard's age:

x = Teo's Age

2x + 9 = Richard's Age

Now create an equation which can be used to find Teo's age and Richard's Age:

(x) + (2x)+9 = 33

(x) + (2x) = 24

3x = 24

x = 9

From this, we can conclude that Teo is 9 years old.

Now substitute 9 into Richard's Age expression which is 2x+9

2*9+9 = 27

From this, we can conclude that Richard is 36 years old.

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