SOLUTION: The ages of shelby and her father combined equals 55 years. Shelby's father's age,f, is one less than three times Shelby's age,s, What are their ages?
could you please explain how
Algebra.Com
Question 447788: The ages of shelby and her father combined equals 55 years. Shelby's father's age,f, is one less than three times Shelby's age,s, What are their ages?
could you please explain how to do this
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Shelby's age = x
shelby's father age = 55-x
...
55-x= 3x-1
3x+x=55+1
4x=56
/4
x=14 shelby's age
father's age = 55-14 = 41 years
m.ananth@hotmail.ca
RELATED QUESTIONS
I've tried charting this several different ways and I am stuck. Kaitlyn is 5 years older... (answered by scott8148)
9. At noon, Shelby leaves her house and drives 50
mph to her grandmother’s house. Her... (answered by Boreal)
Shelby is 7 times as old as Bonnie. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 98. What is (answered by 428225)
Father’s age is 1 more than five times the son’s age. After 3 years, father’s age will be (answered by ewatrrr)
Grace is three years younger then her sister Jane. Twice the sum of their ages is 4 more
(answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
sophia's age is 3 years less than 2/5 of her father's age. of sophia is 9 years old, how... (answered by ikleyn)
if a girl is half of her mother,s age and the mother is five years young than the father... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
Ten years ago, the sum of the ages of two sons was one third of their father’s age. One... (answered by stanbon)
Billy’s father is twice billy’s Age. Eleven years ago, Billy’s father was three times... (answered by josgarithmetic,MathTherapy)