document.write( "Question 624288: If Gugu is 7 ears older than her sister and they're ages together is 33. How old is Gugu? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #392631 by lenny460(1073) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let Gugu's age be n + 7\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let her sister's age be n\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n + n + 7 = 33\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n + n = 2n\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2n + 7 = 33\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 7 from each side of the equation\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2n + 7 - 7 = 33 - 7\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7 - 7 = 0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "33 - 7 = 26\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2n = 26\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide each side by 2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2n/2 = 26/2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n = 13\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n + 7 = 13 + 7 = 20\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Gugu is 20 years old.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Her sister is 13 years old.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "obuong3@aol.com \n" ); document.write( " |