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3 times the age of Felicia is 4 more than the age of Asare.in 3 years,the sum of their ages will be 30 years,find their present age​

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Answer:

Asare is 17 and Felicia is 7.

Explanation:

let x be felicia's current age and y be asare's age. The equation for their age is y=3x-4. If 3x-1 + x+3 = 30, that means that 4x+2=30, so 4x=28. If 4x=28, x=7. Felicia is 7 and 3*7-4=17.

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