SOLUTION: Kim is 12 years older than sue
Their combined age is 27
How old is sue?
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Question 1183458: Kim is 12 years older than sue
Their combined age is 27
How old is sue?
Found 3 solutions by Boreal, greenestamps, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sue x
Kim x+12
their sum is 27
2x+12=27
2x=15
x=7.5 years, Sue
(Kim is 19.5 years, and the sum is 27 years).
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The given information is faulty.
In age problems, it has to be assumed that all ages are whole numbers.
If Kim is 12 years older than Sue, then either Sue's age is an even number and Kim's is also, or Sue's age is an odd number and Kim's is also. But the sum of two even numbers is even, and the sum of two odd numbers is also even; so the sum of their two ages can't be 27.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, the age for Sue
Age for Kim is x+12.
Combined Age:
If you're looking for mixed units then 7 years 6 months.
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