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2. Tanya is 15 years older than Sarah. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 41.

a) Write an expression for Tanya's age in terms of Sarah's age. Use S to represent Sarah's
current age
b) Write an expression for how old Tanya will be in 3 years, using the expression you wrote
for her age
c) Write an expression for how old Sarah will be in 3 years, using S to represent Sarah's
current age.
d) Write an equation that shows the sum of their future ages will be 42
e) Solve that equation to find Sarah's current age
f) What is Tanya's current age?

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The correct answer is c
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