document.write( "Question 1152134: Onyango is five times older than his son and twenty five times older than his daughter, find the sum of their ages \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #774067 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "(1) \"older than\"? or \"as old as\"? They mean different things. \n" ); document.write( "5 times as old as x is 5x. 5 times older than x is x plus 5x, which is 6x. \n" ); document.write( "(2) No ages are given in the problem, so it is not possible to find the sum of the ages. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |