SOLUTION: my brother is half as old as i am. my sister is twice as old as i am. the sum of our ages is 35. how old am i?

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Question 1091284: my brother is half as old as i am. my sister is twice as old as i am. the sum of our ages is 35. how old am i?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p, person
x, sister
y, brother



Solve for p.

simple substitution,

Solve.

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

my brother is half as old as i am. my sister is twice as old as i am. the sum of our ages is 35. how old am i?
Let my age be M
Then my brother's age is:
Sister's age: 2M
We then get:
6M + M = 70 ------ Multiplying by LCD, 2
7M = 70
M, or my age =
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