Sam is 5 years older to his sister 4 years later he will be twice as old as his sister find their present age
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let sam's sister's age = x
sam's age = x + 5
4 years later,
sam's sister's age = x + 4
sam's age = x + 5 + 4 = x +9
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x + 9 = 2(x + 4)
x + 9 = 2x + 8
x - 2x = 8 - 9
-x = -1
cut the minus sign on both sides
x = 1
present age of sam = x +5 = 1+5 = 6 years
present age of sam's sister = x = 1 year
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