document.write( "Question 329081: A woman is 10 years older than her brother. Next year she will be twice as old as him? How old are they now? How do I write this as an equation? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #235774 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let brother's age be x \n" ); document.write( "her age will be x+10 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "ages after 1 year \n" ); document.write( "brother =x+1 \n" ); document.write( "woman = x+11 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "x+11=2(x+1) \n" ); document.write( "x+11-2x+2 \n" ); document.write( "2x-x=11-2 \n" ); document.write( "x=9 brother's age \n" ); document.write( "her age = x+10= 9+10=19 years \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |