Problema Solution
jack was 8 tears older than pricilla. Together their ages totaled 154 tears. what were their ages?
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Let the age of Pricilla be x years and that of Jack is then x+8 years.
Acc to the question:
x + x+8 = 154
=> 2x = 154-8 = 146
=> x = 73
Hence the age of Pricilla was 73 years and that of Jack was 81 years.