SOLUTION: the total age of amy bea and cea is 10w years old amy is 2w years old bea is as old as cea what is ceas age in terms of w if w=4 how old is cea

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Question 147126: the total age of amy bea and cea is 10w years old amy is 2w years old bea is as old as cea
what is ceas age in terms of w
if w=4 how old is cea
Answer by mangopeeler07(462) About Me  (Show Source):
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To solve this problem, you should first turn it into an equation. Start with amy%2Bbea%2Bcea=10w. Then plug in what you know. You know that amy=2w and bea=cea. So plugging this into the original equation you get 2w+%2Bcea%2Bcea=10w , Or 2w+%2B2cea=10w. Then to get w on one side, subtract 2w from both sides and get 2cea=8w. Divide each side by 2 two isolate cea and get cea in terms of w. cea=4w!
If w+4, then simply plug in 4 for w. cea=4w=4%284%29. 4x4=16. So cea is 16.