document.write( "Question 736791: Hama is three times as old as david and the sum of their age is 52. determine their age \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #450045 by lenny460(1073)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hama is three times as old as david and the sum of their age is 52. Determine their ages ?\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let the age of David be n\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hama's age is 3n\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n + 3n = 52\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4n = 52\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n = 13\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3n = 3 * 13 = 39\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "13 + 39 = 52\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hama is 39 years old and\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "David is 13 years old.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Lennox Obuong \n" ); document.write( "Algebra Tutor \n" ); document.write( "Nairobi, Kenya \n" ); document.write( " |