When you go to the store, pick up some stuff from the shelves,
and take it to the check-out, the checkout lady adds up all
the prices of the things you bought, and then she ADDS the
sales tax to the sum. The amount of money you pay is always
MORE after she adds the tax than it was before she added it.
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Define x :
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Let Cheryl be x years old.
Cheryl = x
Lisa = x + 6
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In two years time:
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Cheryl = x + 2
Lisa = x + 8
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Lisa will be twice as old as Cheryl :
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x + 8 = 2(x + 2)
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Solve x :
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x + 8 = 2(x + 2)
x + 8 = 2x + 4
x = 4
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Find their age :
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Cheryl = x = 4
Lisa = x + 6 = 4 + 6 = 10
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Answer: Lisa is 10 years old now.
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(x+4) + ((x-15)+4)= 41
2x-7= 41
2x= 48
x= 24
Step-by-step explanation:
replace the value of x with 1
y + 0.5 × 1 × y = 1 + 2
do the maths
y + 0.5y = 3
here the value of y is equal to 1. same goes for x, if we have no given value for them.
1.5y = 3
y = 3/1.5
y = 2
