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
lara is six years older than pamela. what are their present ages if in 5 years the sum of their ages is 32
2 answers
Why use 5 and not 6?