document.write( "Question 855442: a girl was half her mothers age and his father was five years older his mother their ages add upto 100 years how old was each? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #515363 by chndnbl(31) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let girl age be x.
\n" ); document.write( "Mother age=2x
\n" ); document.write( "father age =2x + 5
\n" ); document.write( "sum of the ages =100
\n" ); document.write( "x + 2x + 2x +5 = 100
\n" ); document.write( "5x = 100 - 5
\n" ); document.write( "5x = 95
\n" ); document.write( "x = 95/5
\n" ); document.write( "x =19
\n" ); document.write( "sarah age=19
\n" ); document.write( "mother age=2*19=38
\n" ); document.write( "father age=38+ 5=43 \n" ); document.write( "

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