Savannah is 24 years older than Ryan, while Sebastian is 5 times as old as Ryan. If Savannah and Sebastian are twins, which equa

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tion may be used to determine the age of all three people?
A) 8x = 24
B) 24 + 2x = 5x
C) 24 + 5x = x
D) 24 + x = 5x

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STatiana [176] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-04T11:28:51+03:00

Answer:

The correct answer is D) 24 + x = 5x

Step-by-step explanation:

Since they are twins, we know they are the same age. Since Savannah is 24 years older than Ryan, we can model it as 24 + x, where x is Ryan's age.

Since Sebastian is five times as old as Ryan, we can model it as 5x.

Now, we can set them equal to each other.

24 + x = 5x