SOLUTION: The sum of Anji's age and Carol's age is 66. Carol's age is 2 more than 3 times Anji's age. How old are Carol and Anji?
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: The sum of Anji's age and Carol's age is 66. Carol's age is 2 more than 3 times Anji's age. How old are Carol and Anji?
This question is from textbook Holt Algebra 1
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = Anji's age
Let = Carol's age
given:
(1)
(2)
Subtract from both sides of (2)
(2)
Subtract (2) from (1)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(3)
and, since
(1)
(1)
(1)
Anji's age is 16, and Carol's age is 50
check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
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