Andy's age = x
Jeff's age = x-2
Andy's age in five years = x+5
Jeff's age in five years = x-2+5
The sum of their ages in five years = x+5 + x-2+5
x + 5 + x - 2 + 5 = 40
2x + 8 = 40
<u> -8 -8</u>
2x = 32
<u> :2 :2</u>
x = 16
x - 2 = 14
<u>Andy is 16 years old and Jeff is 14 years old</u>
Answer: 6.93 years
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Rate of interest is 
Future value is given by 
For the investment to double itself, i.e. 
It takes around 6.93 years to double the investment.
Answer:
b
Step-by-step explanation:
(1 / 4) = .25
.25 * 100% = 25%
Uncle Bill ate 25%
Cousin Chris ate 15%
.3 * 100% = 30%
Cousin Timmy ate 30%
Little Dave ate 12%
You ate none.
Cousin Timmy ate the most, 18% of the turkey is left, and 82% of the turkey was eaten.
Defend my work in writing:
I converted my fractions and decimals to percents to find the different percents eaten for each person.
