Question 1057011: I would really appreciate some help with this question as I have tried and tried again, for the past few hours, to find out what the two equations are and I still cannot find out what they are.
James is six times as old as his granddaughter, Louise. In two years time he will only be five time as old as Louise. Use simultaneous equations to determine how old James and Louise are now?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, solve_for_x, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source):
Answer by solve_for_x(190) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let J represent James' age, and let L represent Louise's age.
Since James is currently 6 times as old as Louise, you can write:
J = 6L
In two years time, both of their ages will have changed. James will be J + 2,
and Louise will be L + 2 years old.
At that time, James' age will be 5 times Louise's age, so you can write:
J + 2 = 5(L + 2)
This gives two equations that can be used to solve for the current ages of
James and Louise.
Answer by ikleyn(52787)  (Show Source):
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