SOLUTION: Mrs. West is 14 years younger than her aunt. If Mrs. West's age in years is as much below 60 as her aunts age is over 40 how old is each?
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Question 763063: Mrs. West is 14 years younger than her aunt. If Mrs. West's age in years is as much below 60 as her aunts age is over 40 how old is each?
I need help setting the problem up. Answer by Stitch(470) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let A = the Aunt's age
Let B = Mrs. West's age
Equation 1:
Equation 2:
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Plug (B + 14) into equation 2 for A.
Equation 2:
Combine like terms.
Add B to both sides.
Add 26 to both sides.
Divide both sides by 2.
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Now plug 43 into equation 1 for B.
Equation 1:
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