Question 790083
let s = Sheila, present age
let n = Nicole's age
let v = Steve's age
:
Write an equation for each statement:
" Sheila's age is 2 years more than twice Nicole's age."
s = 2n + 2
" The sum of sheila and Nicole's ages is the same as Steve's."
s + n = v
"Steve's age is ten years less than Nicole's."
v = n-10
Right here, looking at the last two equations we can see this is not
a possible situation, look at this:
v = v so we have
s + n = n - 10
s = -10, a negative age
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