Lisa and Erica were investigating the relationship of their ages. They figured out that Erica’s age is currently 5 less than twice Lisa’s age. In addition, the sum of their ages is 73. How old are Erica and Lisa?

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Lisa and Erica were investigating the relationship of their ages. They figured out that Erica’s age is currently 5 less than twice Lisa’s age. In addition, the sum of their ages is 73. How old are Erica and Lisa?






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