Hector is 22 years older than his sister.in 5 year,he will be 3 times as old as she will be.how old are hector and his sister to

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Hector is 22 years older than his sister.in 5 year,he will be 3 times as old as she will be.how old are hector and his sister to

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Mathematics

2 answers:

lesya [120] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-06T07:08:09+03:00

lesya [120]3 years ago

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Hector is h. Sister is s.
h-22=s
h+5= 3(s+5)

Plug in s into the second equation
h+5=3(h-22+5)
h+5= 3(h-17)
h+5=3h-51
h+56=3h
56=2h
28=h

Final answer: Hector-28, Sister-6

Tema [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-06T08:43:04+03:00

Tema [17]3 years ago

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Hector=27
His sister=9