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drek231 [11]
3 years ago
9

John's sister is twice his age. In 5 years the sum of their ages will be 31. How old are John and his sister now? Briefly explai

n how you arrived at your answer.
Mathematics
1 answer:
evablogger [386]3 years ago
3 0

Like usual, we can solve this question using an equation. Let’s assume that John’s age is x, and his sister’s age is y.

x = 2y

To figure out John’s age, we need to know his sister’s age. He’s 2 times older than his sister.

x + y = 27

The sum of their ages is 27, and we can substitute the value of x here to figure out y.

2y + y = 27

We can now simplify this, and get y by itself.

3y = 27

Now, we can divide by 3 to get the y by itself.

y = 9

We now know that John’s sister is 9.

Now, using our original equation, we can substitute in the value of y.

x = 2(9)

We can simplify this.

x = 18

John’s age is 18!

Hope this helps.

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