Question 1117760: sarah is twice older than john in three years time the sum of their ages will be 33 how old are both of them Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, Alan3354:Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! sarah is twice older than john in three years time the sum of their ages will be 33 how old are both of them
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"once older" --> 1x older = 2 times as old.
twice older = 3 times as old.
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S = 3T
S+3 + 3*(T+3) = 33
Sub for S
3T+3 + 3T+9 = 33
6T + 12 = 33
6T = 21
T = 3.5
S = 10.5
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2 times older is NOT the same as 2 times as old.
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PS 10 times smaller is meaningless, since 1 time smaller = 0
PS 10 times closer is meaningless, since 1 time closer = 0
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