SOLUTION: The sum of the ages of two sisters Anna and Linda is 60years.if Anna is three times as old as Linda, calculate Linda's age
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Question 1004552: The sum of the ages of two sisters Anna and Linda is 60years.if Anna is three times as old as Linda, calculate Linda's age
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call their ages A and L.
From the facts we have
A + L = 60 and
A = 3L
Substitute the second into the first and get
3L + L = 60
4L = 60
L = 15 and then
A = 45
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