SOLUTION: One-third of Ellen's age last year plus double her age next year is 11 years. How old is Ellen?
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Question 786067: One-third of Ellen's age last year plus double her age next year is 11 years. How old is Ellen?
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One-third of Ellen's age last year plus double her age next year is 11 years.
How old is Ellen?
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let e = her present age
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write an equation just like it says.
(e-1) + 2(e+1) = 11
Get rid of the fraction mult by 3, resulting in:
e - 1 + 6(e+1) = 33
e - 1 + 6e + 6 = 33
e + 6e + 5 = 33
7e = 33 - 5
7e = 28
e = 28/7
e = 4 yrs old is Ellen
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YOu can confirm this, replace e with 4 in the original equation
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