Question 1043935: Mia is twice as old as Allison. 4 years from now the sum of their ages will be 23. How old is Mia? Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, Timnewman, MathTherapy:Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Mia is twice as old as Allison. 4 years from now the sum of their ages will be 23. How old is Mia?
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4 years from now the sum of their ages will be 23 --> the sum now is 15.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Mia is twice as old as Allison. 4 years from now the sum of their ages will be 23. How old is Mia?
Soltion
let Allison age be x
from your question,
mia=2x
4 years from now,
Allison=x+4
mia=2x+4
but the sum of their ages will be 23,i.e
(x+4)+(2x+4)=23
3x+8=23
3x=23-8
3x=21
x=7
mia's age=2*7
14yrs
