SOLUTION: Mr. Irwin and Ms. Lippi are math teachers. They have a total of 46 years of teaching. Two years ago Mr. Irwin had taught 2.5 times as many years as Ms. Lippi. How long has each tau
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: Mr. Irwin and Ms. Lippi are math teachers. They have a total of 46 years of teaching. Two years ago Mr. Irwin had taught 2.5 times as many years as Ms. Lippi. How long has each taught? This question is from textbook algebra 2 with trigonometry
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Mr. Irwin and Ms. Lippi are math teachers. They have a total of 46 years of teaching. Two years ago Mr. Irwin had taught 2.5 times as many years as Ms. Lippi. How long has each taught?
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Let number of years Irwin has taught be "x".
Let number of years Lippi has taught be 46-x.
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Two years ago:
Irwin had taught "x-2" years
Lippi had taught 46-x-2 = "44-x" years
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EQUATION:
Irwin = 2.5*Lippi
x-2 = (5/2)(44-x)
2x-4 = 5(44-x)
7x = 224
x = 32 (# of years Irwin has taught)
46-x = 14 (# of years Lippi has taught)
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