document.write( "Question 556096: Tyler is one year older than 3 times clays age. The sum of their age is 21 .how old is tyler. Can you write it out please tjanks \n" ); document.write( "
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Let t = Tyler's age
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Tyler is one year older than 3 times clays age.\"
\n" ); document.write( "t = 3c + 1
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\n" ); document.write( "\" The sum of their age is 21\"
\n" ); document.write( "t + c = 21
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\n" ); document.write( "Find c first. from the 1st equation, replace t with (3c+1) in the above equation
\n" ); document.write( "(3c + 1) + c = 21
\n" ); document.write( "3c + c = 21 - 1
\n" ); document.write( "4c = 20
\n" ); document.write( "c = 20/4
\n" ); document.write( "c = 5 yrs is Clay's age
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\n" ); document.write( "t = 3c + 1
\n" ); document.write( "t = 3(5) + 1
\n" ); document.write( "t = 15 + 1
\n" ); document.write( "t = 16 yrs is Tyler's age
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