SOLUTION: joe's age is 4 less than the age of his brother tom. the sum of their age is 41. find the age of each.
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Question 279273: joe's age is 4 less than the age of his brother tom. the sum of their age is 41. find the age of each.
Answer by Grinnell(63) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be Joe's age.
Let x+4 be Tom's age.
x+x+4=41
2x=37
x=18.5
Joe's age is 18.5 Years Old.
Tom's age is 22.5 Years Old.
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