SOLUTION: Kim is 2 years less than three times Beverly;s age. If the sum of their ages is 42, find their ages.
Algebra.Com
Question 1091657: Kim is 2 years less than three times Beverly;s age. If the sum of their ages is 42, find their ages.
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Word problems: read carefully, then translate the words into math terms:
Kim is 2 years LESS (-2) than three TIMES Beverly (3 × B)
Together: 3B-2 = K
---------------------------------
Next:
K+B = 42 substitute for K:
3B-2+B = 42
3B+B = 44
4B = 44
B = 11
And Kim:
3B-2 = K
3(11)-2 = K
33-2 = 31 = K
RELATED QUESTIONS
Mary’s grandmother’s age is 11 years less than 9 times mary’s age. The sum of their (answered by ikleyn)
Jan's age is three years less than twice Tritt's age. The sum of their ages is 30. Find... (answered by josgarithmetic)
Johns mother is 2 years less than three times johns age. The sum of their ages is 54.... (answered by jorel555)
jan's age is three years less than twice timothy's age. The sum of their ages is 30.... (answered by Alan3354)
Lee's age is 15 years less than half Bob's age. If the sum of their ages is 9, find both... (answered by VFBundy)
John's age is 2 years, less than three times Paul his son,s age. His son Mark is
15... (answered by josmiceli,drj)
Mary is three years younger than three times Emily's age. The sum of their ages is 53.... (answered by Maths68)
rebecca is 6 years older than three times andrews age. the sum of their ages is 18. find... (answered by rfer)
A's age is two years less than three times that of B. Eight years ago the sum of their... (answered by amazingrace333)