SOLUTION: Using only one variable, The sum of Robin and Bruno's age is 45. Seven years ago, Robin was 16 years more than one-half as old as Bruno was then. How old is Bruno?
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Question 1064206: Using only one variable, The sum of Robin and Bruno's age is 45. Seven years ago, Robin was 16 years more than one-half as old as Bruno was then. How old is Bruno? Found 2 solutions by addingup, MathTherapy:Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! R+B = 45, so R = 45-B
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R-7 = 16+1/2(B-7) now substitute for R
(45-B)-7 = 16+1/2B-3.5
45-B = 23+1/2B-3/2
45-B = 19.5+1/2B
25.5 = 1.5B
B = 25.5/1.5 = 17 Bruno is 17
And Robin is 45-17 = 28
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Using only one variable, The sum of Robin and Bruno's age is 45. Seven years ago, Robin was 16 years more than one-half as old as Bruno was then. How old is Bruno?
Let Bruno's age be B
Then Robin's is: 45 - B
Also,
- 2B = B - 7 - 44 ------ Multiplying by LCD, 2
- 2B - B = - 51
- 3B = - 51
B, or Bruno is:
