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Stephanie is seven years younger than her sister they're combined ages add up to 19 how old are Stephanie sister

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Stephanie is 6 years old, and her sister is 13 years old.

To solve this, we can set up a system of equations:

Let Stephanie's current age be s.

Her sister's age is then s + 7 (since she's seven years older).

Their combined age is given as 19.

Therefore, we have the equation:

s + (s + 7) = 19

Combining like terms:

2s + 7 = 19

Subtracting 7 from both sides:

2s = 12

Dividing both sides by 2:

s = 6

Now that you know Stephanie's age is 6, her sister's age is simply:

s + 7 = 6 + 7 = 13

Therefore, Stephanie is 6 years old, and her sister is 13 years old.

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