document.write( "Question 1164548: Holly is x years old. Her brother is 4 years older than holly. Her father is 3 times older than Holly. The sum of all their ages is 104. Wright and solve an equation to find Holly's age. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #788952 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Holly is x years old. Her brother is 4 years older than holly. Her father is 3 times older than Holly. The sum of all their ages is 104. Wright [sic] and solve an equation to find Holly's age. \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "Holly = x \n" ); document.write( "Brother = x+4 \n" ); document.write( "Father = x + 3x = 4x \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Sum = 6x+4 = 104 \n" ); document.write( "x = 50/3 years \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "3 times older is not the same as \"3 times as old\" \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "1 time older = x+x = 2x as old \n" ); document.write( "2 times older = x+2x = 3x as old \n" ); document.write( "etc \n" ); document.write( " |