SOLUTION: peggy is 4 and rose is 10 drowzerz: in how many yrs will rose be twice as old as peggy?

Question 241437: peggy is 4 and rose is 10
drowzerz: in how many yrs
will rose be twice as old as peggy?
Found 2 solutions by checkley77, josmiceli:
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Peg=4
Rose=10
2(x+4)=x+10
2x+8=x+10
2x-x=10-8
x=2 years from now Rose will be twicw as old as Peg.
Proof:
2(4+2)=10+2
2*6=12
12=12

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the number of years from now when
Rose will be twice as old as Peggy
will be Peggy's age then
will be Rose's age then
given:

Subtract from both sides

In 2 years, Rose will be twice as old as Peggy
check:

OK
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