Lets make k equal to Kate's age and j equal to Joey's age. If in 5 years Kate will be twice as old as Joe, you can write the equation k+5=2(j+5) and then simplify it to make it easier to work with.
k+5=2(j+5)
k+5=2j+10
k+5-2j=10
k-2j=5
since we know that right know Kate is 11 years older than Joey, you can write the equation k+j=11. Since you know have two equations with with the same variable, you can make a system of equations as fallows:
k-2j=5
k+j=11
Since you need to figure out how old Joey is, you need to somehow get k to cancel out. The easiest thing to do for this problem is to is multiply the top equation by -1 to get:
-k+2j=-5 (you have to add the bottom equation to the top equation)
k+j=11 (-k+k=0, 2j+j=3j, and -5+11=6)
Since k got canceled out, you are left with the equation 3j=6 which means j=2.
Therefore, Joey's current age is 2.
I hope this helps.
What kind of shape is it??
Answer:
7.65 meters.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the distance that diver will travel.
We have been given that a scuba diver is exploring at an elevation of -12.2 meters. As the diver rises to the surface, she plans to stop and rest briefly at a reef that has an elevation of -4.55 meters. We are asked to find the distance that diver will travel.
The initial elevation plus x will be equal to -4.55 meters. We can represent our given information in an equation as:
Therefore, the scuba diver will travel a vertical distance of 7.65 meters.
Answer:
27 chickens
Step-by-step explanation:
A chicken farmer also has cows for a total of 30 animals
Both animals have a total of 66 legs
Let a represent the number of chicken
Let b represent the number of cows
a + b= 30........equation 1
Since a chicken has only two legs and a cow has four leg then, the expression can be represented as
2a + 4b= 66........equation 2
From equation 1
a + b= 30
a = 30-b
Substitute 30-b for a in equation 2
2a + 4b= 66
2(30-b) + 4b= 66
60 - 2b + 4b= 66
60 + 2b= 66
2b= 66-60
2b= 6
b= 6/2
b= 3
Substitute 3 for b in equation 1
a + b = 30
a + 3=30
a= 30-3
a= 27
Hence the farmer has 27 chickens
