SOLUTION: carlos and his brother were born seven years apart. one of the boys is twice as old as the other boy. find the the ages of the brothers.
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Question 653709: carlos and his brother were born seven years apart. one of the boys is twice as old as the other boy. find the the ages of the brothers.
Can you help set this problem up for me, and if you can give me a method to help solve linear equation and system word problems that would be great. Thank You for your time
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carlos and his brother were born seven years apart. one of the boys is twice as old as the other boy. find the the ages of the brothers.
Can you help set this problem up for me, and if you can give me a method to help solve linear equation and system word problems that would be great. Thank You for your time
Let the older brother's age be E
Then younger brother is E – 7 years-old
Also, E = 2(E – 7)
E = 2E – 14
E – 2E = - 14
- E = - 14
E, or age of older boy = , or years
Younger brother is: 14 - 7, or years-old
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