Question 342918
The sum of 2 brothers' ages is 38. One brother is 10 years older than the other. How old is each brother?
Assign symbols, just for convenience.
y = younger brother
e = elder brother (o could be misinterpreted to be a zero)
Then write down what it says.
y + e = 38 (the sum is 38)
e = y + 10 (10 yrs older)
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Example 2: Matthew loaned three friends a total of $27. All he can remember is that he loaned the second friend $5 more than the first and the third friend twice as much as the second. How much did he loan each of the 3 friends?
f1 = amount to 1st
f2 = to 2nd
f3 = to 3rd
f1 + f2 + f3 = 27
f2 = f1 + 5
etc