document.write( "Question 578083: Riza is 25 years old while her brother was born. After the sum of their ages is 105. What is the age of riza and her brother today? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #370569 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let r = R's age \n" ); document.write( "let b = bro's age \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Riza is 25 years old while her brother was born. \n" ); document.write( "From this statement we can say: \n" ); document.write( "r = b + 25 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Now the sum of their ages is 105, what is their present age? \n" ); document.write( "r + b = 105 \n" ); document.write( "replace r with (b+25), find b \n" ); document.write( "(b+25) + b = 105 \n" ); document.write( "2b = 105 - 25 \n" ); document.write( "2b = 80 \n" ); document.write( "b = 80/2 \n" ); document.write( "b = 40 yr is brother's present age \n" ); document.write( "then \n" ); document.write( "25 + 40 = 65 yrs is Riza's present age \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check this by adding up their ages, and seeing it equals 105\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |