SOLUTION: Sue is twice Anne's age. Ben is 5 years older than Anne. Write the equation that gives Ben's age in terms of Sue's age. All I have is sue=1 x Anne and ben=a+5. What would I do aft

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Question 607814: Sue is twice Anne's age. Ben is 5 years older than Anne. Write the equation that gives Ben's age in terms of Sue's age.
All I have is sue=1 x Anne and ben=a+5. What would I do after this?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Sue is twice Anne's age. Ben is 5 years older than Anne. Write the equation that gives Ben's age in terms of Sue's age.
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Equation:
s = 2a
b = a + 5
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a = (s/2)
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Substitute for "a" to get:
b = (s/2)+5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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