Question 241437: peggy is 4 and rose is 10
drowzerz: in how many yrs
will rose be twice as old as peggy? Found 2 solutions by checkley77, josmiceli:Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Peg=4
Rose=10
2(x+4)=x+10
2x+8=x+10
2x-x=10-8
x=2 years from now Rose will be twicw as old as Peg.
Proof:
2(4+2)=10+2
2*6=12
12=12
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the number of years from now when
Rose will be twice as old as Peggy will be Peggy's age then will be Rose's age then
given:
Subtract from both sides
In 2 years, Rose will be twice as old as Peggy
check:
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