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If you add​ Natalie's age and​ Fred's age, the result is 42 . If you add​ Fred's age to 4 times​ Natalie's age, the result is 84 . Write and solve a system of equations to find how old Fred and Natalie are.

If you add​ Natalie's age and​ Fred's age, the result is 42 . If you add​ Fred's age-example-1

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There both 21
21x4=84
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Answer:Fred is 28 and Natalie is 14

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