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Earl is 8 years younger than denise. the sum of their ages is 42 how old is each?

Earl is 8 years younger than denise. the sum of their ages is 42 how old is each?
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Earl is 8 years younger than denise. the sum of their ages is 42 how old is each?

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Earl- 13 years old
Denise- 29 years old

This is because half of 42 is 21. 21-8= 13 (Earl). 21+8= 29 (Denise).
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