Question 336074: Wess is 18 years older than soron. Wess is 2.5 times as old as Soron. how old is each?
Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! w = age of weiss
s = age of soron
w = s + 18
w = 2.5 * s
since they are both equal to w, then they are both equal to each other, so you get:
s + 18 = 2.5*s
subtract s from both sides of the equation to get:
18 = 2.5*s - s = 1.5*s
divide both sides of the equation by 1.5 to get
18/1.5 = s
solve for s to get:
s = 12
soron is 12 years old
weiss is 12 + 18 = 30 years old.
weiss is also 2.5 * 12 = 30 years old.
your answer is that soron is 12 years old and weiss is 30 years old.
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