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Sara is 9 years younger than her brother, Michael. The sum of their ages is 47 years. How old is Sara and how old is her brother, Michael?

User Amad Yus
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Answer:

Michael is 38 and Sara is 29

Explanation:

Because it says the sum of their age is 47 you do 47-9=38 so that would be Michael's age and than because Sara is 9 years younger than him and then you would do 38-9=29

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