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how old is sherif now ? ahmed is eight years younger than sherif in seven years, the sum of their ages will be 7/10 th of 100​

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Answer:

32year

Explanation:

let Ahmed be x years then sheriff will be x+8

in 7years time

sheriff will be x+8+7=x+15

Then Ahmed will be x+7

sum of their ages will be 7\10×100=70years

x+15+x+7=70

collect like terms

2x+22=70

2x=70-22

2x/2=48/2

x=24years

Sheriff=24+8

32years

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