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Cary's age is 9 years MORE than Dan's age.
Cary's age is Dan's age, but with 9 more years added to that.
Here is how we can express that,
In 7 years, Cary will be C+7 years old,
and Dan will be D+7 years old.
In 7 years, the sum of their ages,
(C+7) and (D+7) will equal 93.
Here is how we can express that:
You have a system of two equations involving two unknowns. You have a couple of nice options here. You can apply substitution or elimination to complete the problem.
Cary's age is Dan's age, but with 9 more years added to that.
Here is how we can express that,
In 7 years, Cary will be C+7 years old,
and Dan will be D+7 years old.
In 7 years, the sum of their ages,
(C+7) and (D+7) will equal 93.
Here is how we can express that:
You have a system of two equations involving two unknowns. You have a couple of nice options here. You can apply substitution or elimination to complete the problem.