document.write( "Question 1132913: Samuel has two daughters, Sonya and Alice. One of them is half as old as Sonya. 60 is the total age of both of them. How old is Alice? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #750064 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! s = age of sonya \n" ); document.write( "a = age of alice\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "total age is 60, therefore s + a = 60\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "alice is half as old as sonya, therefore a = 1/2 * s\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "replace a with 1/2 * s in the equation of s + a = 60 to get s + 1/2 * s = 60.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "combine like terms to get 3/2 * s = 60\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve for s to get s = 2/3 * 60 = 40\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "s = 40\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a is half of s, therefore 20\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "40 + 20 = 60\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solution looks good.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solution is that sonya is 40 and alice is 20.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |