SOLUTION: Bornok is 5 more than twice as age as Bogart, if there sum is 65.How old is Bogart?

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Question 1153973: Bornok is 5 more than twice as age as Bogart, if there sum is 65.How old is Bogart?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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let Bornok's age be x and Bogart's age y
if Bornok is 5 more than twice as age as Bogart, we have
x=2y%2B5.......eq.1
if there sum is 65, we have
x%2By=65......eq.2
substitute x from eq.1
2y%2B5%2By=65......eq.2
3y=65-5
3y=60
y=60%2F3
y=20



Bogart is 20 years old