SOLUTION: if you add5 to the sum of bubba's age and his poppa's age the total is 48. bubba's poppa is 5 years less than 3 times the age of bubba. how old is bubba and his poppa?
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Question 60549: if you add5 to the sum of bubba's age and his poppa's age the total is 48. bubba's poppa is 5 years less than 3 times the age of bubba. how old is bubba and his poppa?
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Bubb + Poppa=48 [sum of bubba's age and his poppa's age the total is 48]
Bubba=B
Poppa=3B-5 [poppa is 5 years less than 3 times the age of bubba]
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B+3B-5=48 [Plug-in the values]
4B-5=48 [Solve for B]
4B-5+5=48+5
4B=53
4B/4=53/4
B=53/4
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So, Bubba = 53/4=13.25 years old
Poppa = (3)(13.25)-5=34.75 years old
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checking gives 13.25+34.75=48
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