SOLUTION: My sister is 8 years older than i am. Our combined age is half the age our granfather. Our granfather is 68 years old. How old am i?

Question 1153528: My sister is 8 years older than i am. Our combined age is half the age our granfather. Our granfather is 68 years old. How
old am i?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let your age be
if your sister is years older than you, her age is

if your combined age is the age our grandfather who is years old, than

->your age
->your sister's age

check the sum: which is of

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