SOLUTION: Linda is three times as old as Isabelle. The difference between their ages is 18. Find the age of Isabelle and Linda.
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Question 1106235: Linda is three times as old as Isabelle. The difference between their ages is 18. Find the age of Isabelle and Linda.
Where would I start and figure out how to do it?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Isabelle is x
Linda is 3x
3x-x=18; that is the difference between their ages
2x=18
x=9
Isabelle is 9 years old
Linda is 27 years old
The difference between their ages is 18.
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