document.write( "Question 1101301: Kathy is seven years older than bill. Sally is five years younger than Kathy. The sum of their ages is 45. How old is each child? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #715932 by jorel1380(3719)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let b be Bill. Then Kathy is b+7, and Sally is b+7-5, or b+2. So: \n" ); document.write( "b+b+7+b+2=45 \n" ); document.write( "3b=36 \n" ); document.write( "b=12 \n" ); document.write( "Bill is 12, Kathy is 19, and Sally is 14 \n" ); document.write( "☺☺☺☺ \n" ); document.write( " |