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Snezhnost [94]
3 years ago
15

Helen is 8 years older than Jane. Twenty years ago Helen was three times as old as Jane. How old is each now?

Mathematics
2 answers:
Georgia [21]3 years ago
6 0

Let the age of the Jane be x

So age of Helen =  x + 8

Twenty years ago,

Age of Jane = x - 20

And age of Helen = x + 8 - 20 = x - 12

Helen was three times as old as Jane

x - 12 = 3 (x - 20)

x - 12 = 3 x - 60

Add - 3x on both sides,

x - 3 x - 12 = 3 x - 3 x - 60

-2x - 12 = - 60

Add  12 on both sides

-2x - 12  + 12 = - 60 + 12

-2x = - 48

Divide both side by -2

\frac{-2x}{-2}=\frac{-48}{-2}

x = 24

Age of Jane = 24 yrs

Age of Helen = 32 yrs



Ganezh [65]3 years ago
3 0
Helen is 16 and Jane is 8
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