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The sum of Orion and Sagan’s age is 24, and the difference between their ages is 6. Find their ages given that Orion is older than Sagan.

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Let's say that Sagan's age is x and Orion is x + 6 (since Sagan is younger by 6 years).


We know that Orion's age + Sagan's age is 24, so x + x + 6 is 24


2x = 18

x = 9


That means that Sagan is 9, and Orion is 9+6 or 15.

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