SOLUTION: Can you help me solve this word problem Anita is 4 � years older than Basilio. Three times Anita�s age added to six times Basilio�s age is 36. How old are Anita and Basilio?

Question 940134: Can you help me solve this word problem
Anita is 4 � years older than Basilio. Three times Anita�s age added to six times Basilio�s
age is 36. How old are Anita and Basilio?

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let Anita�s age be and Basilio�s age be
if Anita is ...........eq.1
if three times Anita�s age (or ) added to six times Basilio�s age (or ) is , then we have:
.....eq.2...substitute for from eq.1
.......solve for

or
go to ...........eq.1 plug in

so, Anita is years old, and Basilio is years old

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