document.write( "Question 607814: Sue is twice Anne's age. Ben is 5 years older than Anne. Write the equation that gives Ben's age in terms of Sue's age.
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document.write( "All I have is sue=1 x Anne and ben=a+5. What would I do after this? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #382910 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Sue is twice Anne's age. Ben is 5 years older than Anne. Write the equation that gives Ben's age in terms of Sue's age. \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "s = 2a \n" ); document.write( "b = a + 5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------- \n" ); document.write( "a = (s/2) \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Substitute for \"a\" to get: \n" ); document.write( "b = (s/2)+5 \n" ); document.write( "=========================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "=========================== \n" ); document.write( " |