Question 328034: Ayie is 8 yrs. old than Icas. The sum of their age is 32. How old is each now? Found 2 solutions by rapaljer, meay7c:Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source):
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x = Icas age
We know that Ayie's age will be 8 more than Icas' age. (8 + x)
The sum of both ages is 32.
Let's set up an equation:
(8 + x) + x = 32
= 8 + (x + x) = 32
= 8 + 2x =32
= 2x = 24
x = 12
So Icas is 12 and
Ayie is 20 (8 + 12 = 20)
Check your solutions by plugging x into the first equation:
8 + 12 + 12 = 32 Yes!!!
