Question 984734: Max is twice as old as penelope. Four years from now the sum of their ages will be 23. How old are they? Found 2 solutions by macston, josgarithmetic:Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the sum of their ages in four years will be 23, the sum of their ages is currently 15 (23 years minus 4 years four each)
M=max's age; P=Penelope's age=0.5M
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M+P=15yrs
M+0.5M=15yrs
1.5M=15yrs
M=10yrs ANSWER 1: Max is 10 years old
P=0.5M=0.5(10)=5 ANSWER 2: Penelope is 5 years old.
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