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Frank is 7 years older than Riley. In 4 years the sum of their ages will be 69. How old is Frank now?

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Frank is now 38 years old


explanation:

Since the total will be 69, first you subtract the extra 7 years which leads you to 62. Then , you divide 62 by 2 which is 31. Finally you add 7 to 31 and you get 38.




my work:

69 – 7 = 62

62 ÷ 2 = 31

31 + 7 = 38




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