SOLUTION: Gina is six years older than twice her cousin Noah's age. The sum of their ages is less than 36. What is the greatest age that Noah could be

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Question 1060688: Gina is six years older than twice her cousin Noah's age. The sum of their ages is less than 36.
What is the greatest age that Noah could be


Found 2 solutions by rfer, MathTherapy:
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+2x+6=36
3x=36-6
x=30/3
x=10 yrs

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Gina is six years older than twice her cousin Noah's age. The sum of their ages is less than 36.
What is the greatest age that Noah could be
As ages are usually represented by INTEGERS, it's:  

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