SOLUTION: Janice is 1 year younger than her brother Billy and 1 year older than her sister Sheena. The sum of their ages is 57. How old is each child?
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Question 824692: Janice is 1 year younger than her brother Billy and 1 year older than her sister Sheena. The sum of their ages is 57. How old is each child? Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
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x = Janice
y = Billy
z = Sheena
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x = y - 1
x = z + 1
x + y + z = 57
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - y = -1
x - z = 1
x + y + z = 57
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answer:
x = Janice = 19
y = Billy = 20
z = Sheena = 18
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