Cary is 9 years older than dan. in 7 years, the sum of their ages will equal 93. find both of their
ages now.

Cary's age is 9 years MORE than Dan's age.
Cary's age is Dan's age, but with 9 more years added to that.
Here is how we can express that,

In 7 years, Cary will be C+7 years old,
and Dan will be D+7 years old.
In 7 years, the sum of their ages,
(C+7) and (D+7) will equal 93.

Here is how we can express that:


You have a system of two equations involving two unknowns. You have a couple of nice options here. You can apply substitution or elimination to complete the problem.