Story Problem
Ben is 12 years older than Emily The sum of their ages is
64. How old is Ben? How old is Emily?
Let Statements
Let b = Ben's age
Let e = Emily's age
What is the system?
Solve for a single variable.
Substitute and solve.
Plug back in to find the
other variable.
Write the solution.

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