SOLUTION: Adam is x years old. His father is 25 years older than Adam. His brother is 3 years younger than Adam. The brothers' ages added together equal their father's age.
a) Write an e
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Question 1117798: Adam is x years old. His father is 25 years older than Adam. His brother is 3 years younger than Adam. The brothers' ages added together equal their father's age.
a) Write an equation using x.
b) Solve it to find how old Adam is.
Found 2 solutions by Theo, rothauserc:
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x = adam's age.
let x + 25 = his father's age.
let x - 3 = his brother's age.
the sum of the brothers' ages = the father's age.
the formula for that is x + x - 3 = x + 25.
combine like terms to get 2x - 3 = x + 25.
that would be the equation you are looking for using x.
subtract x from both sides of this equation and add 3 to both sides of this equation to get:
2x - x = 25 + 3.
combine like terms to get x = 28.
that's adam's age.
his father's age is 28 + 25 = 53.
his brother's age is 28 - 3 = 25.
the sum of adam's and his brother's age is 28 + 25 = 35.
that's equal to their father's age.
your solutions are:
a) Write an equation using x.
2x - 3 = x + 25
b) Solve it to find how old Adam is.
adam is 28 years old.
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Adam is x years old
:
Father's age = x+25 years old
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Adam's brother is x-3 years old
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a) x +x-3 = x+25
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b) x +x-3 = x+25
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2x = x+28
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x = 28
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Adam is 28 years old
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Adam's father is 28+25 = 53 years old
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Adam's brother = 28-3 = 25 years old
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