SOLUTION: chad has a total of 5 people in his family. sally is chads twin sister chads sister hailey is 4 years older than chad chads mother was 24 when chad was born chad father is

Question 336113: chad has a total of 5 people in his family.
sally is chads twin sister
chads sister hailey is 4 years older than chad
chads mother was 24 when chad was born
chad father is 3 years older than his mother
1.write an expression for each family members age as a function of chads age(x). clearly label each expression. show all work.
2. The average age of the 5 family members is 22. determine the age of chads sister hailey. show or explain all work.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
chad has a total of 5 people in his family.
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sally is chads twin sister::::::::::::::::::::::::::::s = c
chads sister hailey is 4 years older than chad::::::::h = c+4
chads mother was 24 when chad was born::::::::::::::::m = c+24
chad father is 3 years older than his mother::::::::::f = c+27
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1.write an expression for each family members age as a function of chads age(c). clearly label each expression. show all work.
done above
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2. The average age of the 5 family members is 22. determine the age of chads sister hailey.
Equation:
(c + c + c+4 + c+24 + c+27)/5 = (5c + 55)/5 = c + 11
c+11 = 22
c = 11 yrs old (chad's age)
hailey = c+4 = 15 yrs old
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Stan H.
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