SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem and turn it into equation: Kenny is seven years older than his sister. The sum of their ages is 31. Find the age of each.
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Question 988944: Please help me solve this problem and turn it into equation: Kenny is seven years older than his sister. The sum of their ages is 31. Find the age of each. Found 2 solutions by macston, josmiceli:Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
K=Kenny's age; S=sister's age
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K=S+7yrs Use this to substitute for K.
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K+S=31 Substitute for K from above.
S+7+S=31
2S=24
S=12 ANSWER 1: Sister is 12 years old.
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K=S+7yrs=12yrs+7yrs=19yrs ANSWER 2: Kenny is 19 years old.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = Kenny's age
Let = his sister's age
given:
(1)
(2)
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Substitute (1) into (2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
and
(1)
(1)
(1)
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Kenny is 19
His sister is 12
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
