SOLUTION: The average age of two sisters is three times the age of the younger one . in seven years' time the sum of their ages will be greater than the difference in their ages by 20 years.

Question 1201541: The average age of two sisters is three times the age of the younger one . in seven years' time the sum of their ages will be greater than the difference in their ages by 20 years. how old are they now? (The answer is 3 and 15)
so ,
Let x=older sister and y=younger sister
x+y=3y
7+(x+y) greater than (x-y)+20
But how can you form Simultaneous equations from this ? How is it worked out ?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, Glaviolette, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The average age of two sisters is three times the age of the younger one .
in seven years' time the sum of their ages will be greater than the difference in their ages by 20 years.
how old are they now? (The answer is 3 and 15)

so ,
Let x=older sister and y=younger sister
x+y=3y
7+(x+y) greater than (x-y)+20
But how can you form Simultaneous equations from this ? How is it worked out ?
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j, younger
v, older

To follow the description exactly as written,

Simplifying from that system,

Answer by Glaviolette(140)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The average would be represented by (x+y)/2. This is equal to 3y. Then, their ages in 7 years would be x + 7 and y + 7. This sum is greater than the difference of their ages by 20 years. You don’t need to use a >. By adding the 20 to the difference, that is showing that the sum would be greater than the difference by 20.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The average age of two sisters is three times the age of the younger one . in seven years' time the sum of their ages will be greater than the difference in their ages by 20 years. how old are they now? (The answer is 3 and 15) so , Let x=older sister and y=younger sister x+y=3y 7+(x+y) greater than (x-y)+20 But how can you form Simultaneous equations from this ? How is it worked out ? You don't need simultaneous/Systems of equations for every problem, unless asked to form and/or use them. This is solved by simply using only 1 (ONE) variable. That's ALL that's needed! Let the younger's age be Y Since the average of the ages is thrice the younger's age, then the 2 ages' average is, 3Y, thus making the sum of their ages, 6Y, with the older's age being 5Y. I hope you're following up to this point. Now, in 7 years'time, the sum of their ages will be 6Y + 2(7) = 6Y + 14 We then get: 6Y + 14 = (5Y - Y) + 20 6Y + 14 = 4Y + 20 6Y - 4Y = 20 - 14 2Y = 6 Younger's age or As the older is 5 times the younger's age (5Y), the older is: 5(3) = 15 years-old

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