document.write( "Question 970894: bobs ages four times greater than Susan's age Dakotas three years younger than Susan the sum of Bob Susan's and Dakotas age is 93 what is Susan's age?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #593511 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let b= Bob's age \n" ); document.write( "let s Sue's age \n" ); document.write( "let d = Dak's age \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "write an equation for each statement \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "bobs ages four times greater than Susan's age \n" ); document.write( "b = 4s \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Dakotas three years younger than Susan \n" ); document.write( "d = s - 3 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "the sum of Bob Susan's and Dakotas age is 93 \n" ); document.write( "b + s + d = 93 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "what is Susan's age? \n" ); document.write( "Substitute 4s for b and (s-3) for d, in the above equation \n" ); document.write( "4s + s + (s-3) = 93 \n" ); document.write( "6s = 93 + 3 \n" ); document.write( "6s = 96 \n" ); document.write( "s = 96/6 \n" ); document.write( "s = 16 yrs is Sue's age \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "You can check this for yourself, find b and d and see if the sum is 93\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |