SOLUTION: A's present age is 4 years more than B's age after 6 years.The sum of the present age of A and B together is 70 years. what is the present age of B
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Question 979697: A's present age is 4 years more than B's age after 6 years.The sum of the present age of A and B together is 70 years. what is the present age of B
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Checking the description very carefully: A's present age is, means A=;
4 years more than B's age AFTER 6 years, means 4+B+6;
That transcribes into . This becomes one of the equations for the system.
Present age sum becomes the other equation for the system, plainly describing .
Here is the system:
The steps:
------THIS IS THE VALUE FOR B.
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