document.write( "Question 339802: Half of Henry's age added to 1/3 of Daisy's age is 11 years.\r
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document.write( "Six years from now, the sum of their ages will be 40 years. How old is each? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #243454 by edjones(8007)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let h=henry's age and d=daisy's \n" ); document.write( "h/2 + d/3 = 11 \n" ); document.write( "3h+2d=66 multiply each side by 6. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "h+6+d+6=40 \n" ); document.write( "h+d=28 \n" ); document.write( "h=28-d \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "3(28-d)+2d=66 \n" ); document.write( "84-3d+2d=66 \n" ); document.write( "-d=-18 \n" ); document.write( "d=18 \n" ); document.write( "h=10 \n" ); document.write( " |