document.write( "Question 991248: Taylor is 29 years younger than Vanessa. 4 years ago, Vanessa's age was 2 times Taylor's age. How old is Taylor now?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #611192 by Cromlix(4381)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi there, \n" ); document.write( "Taylor is 29 years younger than Vanessa. \n" ); document.write( "T = V - 29 \n" ); document.write( "V = T + 29 \n" ); document.write( "4 years ago, Vanessa's age was 2 times Taylor's age. \n" ); document.write( "V - 4 = 2(T - 4) \n" ); document.write( "Replace V with T + 29 from top equation \n" ); document.write( "T + 29 - 4 = 2(T - 4) \n" ); document.write( "T + 25 = 2T - 8 \n" ); document.write( "Collect like terms: \n" ); document.write( "T = 33 \n" ); document.write( "Taylor is 33 years old \n" ); document.write( "Vanessa is 62 years old. \n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps :-) \n" ); document.write( " |