SOLUTION: Mrs. West is 14 years younger than her aunt. If Mrs. West's age in years is as much below 60 as her aunt's age is over 40, how old is each?
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Question 247774: Mrs. West is 14 years younger than her aunt. If Mrs. West's age in years is as much below 60 as her aunt's age is over 40, how old is each?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let A = the age of Mrs. West
Let B = the age of the Aunt
Equation 1:
Equation 2:
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Solution:
Plug (A + 14) into equation 2 for B
Equation 2: Simplify Add 26 from both sides Add A to both sides Simplify Divide both sides by 2
Now plug 43 into equation 1 for A
Equation 1:
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