SOLUTION: bilal is four years older then anne and the sum of thier ages is 36. write an equation to find out their ages

Question 1116325: bilal is four years older then anne and the sum of thier ages is 36. write an equation to find out their ages
Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
bilal is four years older then anne and the sum of thier ages is 36. write an equation to find out their ages
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B - A = 4
B + A = 36
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Answer by MathTherapy(10551)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
bilal is four years older then anne and the sum of thier ages is 36. write an equation to find out their ages

Let Bilal's age be B
Then Anne's is: B - 4
We then get:
Finding B will give you Bilal's age. From that you can find Anne's age.
OR
Let Anne's age be A
Then Bilal's is: A + 4
We then get:
Finding A will give you Anne's age. From that you can find Bilal's age.
Answer by ikleyn(52776)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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