SOLUTION: barbara's age is 5 years less than her brother's age if her age is increased by 3 times her brother's age the result is 51 years find each of their age.

Question 1070761: barbara's age is 5 years less than her brother's age if her age is increased by 3 times her brother's age the result is 51 years find each of their age.
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, Barbara's age
y, Brother's age

, her age is 3 times her brother's.
, ~~three times her age and her brother's age, given as 51~~----------wrong interpretation;
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If her age is increased by three times her brother's age
-should be ;
-the result is 51
--------this will give Barbara's correct age, x.

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The rest of this below is wrong
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Answer by ikleyn(52788)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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barbara's age is 5 years less than her brother's age if her age is increased by 3 times her brother's age the result is 51 years
find each of their age.
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The "josgarithmetic" solution is WRONG.

Let "x" be the Barbara's age, "y" be her brother age. Then x = y-5, (1) x + 3y = 51. (2) Substitute expression (1) into equation (2), replacing y. You will get (y-5) + 3y = 51. 4y - 5 = 51 ---> 4y = 51 + 5 = 56 ---> y = = 14. Thus the brother's age is 14 years. Then the Barbara's age is 14-5 = 9 years. Answer. Barbara is 9 years. Her brother is 14 years.

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One notice at the end. The phrase
"Barbara's age is 5 years less than her brother's age."
doesn't sound harmonically/naturally in English. They say
"Barbara is 5 years younger than her brother."

Same for "find each of their age."

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
barbara's age is 5 years less than her brother's age if her age is increased by 3 times her brother's age the result is 51 years find each of their age.

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