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The local historical society wants to preserve two buildings. The total age of the buildings is 249 years. If one building is twice as old as the other what are the ages of the two buildings?? Do not try to solve each problem algebraically. Intstead make a guess that satisfies one or more of the conditions of the problem and then evaluate your guess. Keep adjusting your guesses until you have a solution that fits all of the conditions of the problem.



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83 and 166

Step-by-step explanation:

let us take one age 80.

other = 2*80 = 160

80+160 = 240 not equal to 249.

keep increasing by one number until the solution is there which is:

x = 83

y = 166

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