lara is six years older than pamela. what are their present ages if in 5 years the sum of their ages is 32

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Now:
Pam's age --- x
Lara's age --- x+5

5 years from now:
Pam is x+5
Lara is x+5 + 5 = x+10

x+5 + x+10 = 32

carry on
Why use 5 and not 6?