Question 157557: xul is two years older than his sister Maria. the sum of their ages is greater than 32. describe maria's age. Found 2 solutions by ptaylor, jojo14344:Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x=Maria's age
Then x+2=Xul's age
Now we are told that:
x+x+2>32 or
2x+2>32 subtract 2 from each side
2x+2-2>32-2 collect like terms
2x>30 divide each side by 2
x>15-----------------------------------------------Maria's age
So, Maria's age has to be greater than 15
Hope this helps----ptaylor
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = Maria' age = Xul's age
condition: , sum is over 32 years
continuing, ---> ,
Conclusion: Maria's age should be greater than 15 years for their sum will be greater than 32 years.
Check: if Maria's age
going back to the condition: --------> not greater than 32.
if Maria's age --------> CORRECT!
Maria's age should be 16 years or more to satisfy the condition.
Thank you,
Jojo
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