document.write( "Question 1017052: Peter and John are two brothers. Peter is older than John. Given that peter's age is (5x-4) years and john's age is (2x+1) years.
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document.write( "A) write down an expression in terms of X, for how much older Peter is than John and simplify your answer.
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document.write( "B) if Peter is ten years older than John, calculate the
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document.write( "I) value of x
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document.write( "II) ages of Peter and John. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #633381 by macston(5194)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "P=Peter's age; J=John's age \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "A). \n" ); document.write( "P-J=(5x-4)-(2x+1)=3x-5 . \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER A): Peter is 3x-5 older than John. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "B). \n" ); document.write( "10=3x-5 \n" ); document.write( "15=3x \n" ); document.write( "5=x \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "I). \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER I): Value of x is 5. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "II). \n" ); document.write( "P=5x-4=5(5)-4=25-4=21 . \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER IIA). Peter is 21 years old. \n" ); document.write( "J=2x+1=2(5)+1=10+1=11 . \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER IIB). John is 11 years old. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |