SOLUTION: If two times Sam’s age plus three times Sarah’s age equals 34 and Sarah’s age is also five times Sams age how old is Sarah
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Question 1132193: If two times Sam’s age plus three times Sarah’s age equals 34 and Sarah’s age is also five times Sams age how old is Sarah
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A solution using two equations with two unknowns, solved by substitution, is of course valid; but it is far more work than necessary for this problem.
Since one of the pieces of given information is that Sarah is 5 times as old as Sam, it is easy to set up a solution using only one unknown:
let x = Sam's age
then 5x = Sarah's age
2 times Sam's age plus 3 times Sarah's age equals 34:
ANSWER: Sarah's age is 5x = 10.
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