Problema Solution
Shelly is 3 years older than Michele.Four years ago the sum of their ages was 67.Find the age of each person now
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let 'x' represent Shelly's age now, then 'x-3' represents Michele's age now
the sum of their ages was 67 four years ago:
(x-4)+(x-3-4)=67
solving for 'x' we have:
x=39
39-3 = 36
Michele is 36 years old and Shelly is 39 years old.