Answer:
x = 19
Step-by-step explanation:
Since DF is an angle bisector then it divides the opposite sides into segments that are proportional to the other 2 sides, that is
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, substitute values
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( cross- multiply )
22.5(x - 9) = 225 ( divide both sides by 22.5 )
x - 9 = 10 ( add 9 to both sides )
x = 19
Answer:
Half the age of Carlos four years ago is 2 years more than one-third his current age.
Step-by-step explanation:
We want to write a word problem for the equation.
Let x represent the present age of Carlos.
Four years ago, Carlos was x-4 years.
Half his age four years ago is ½(x-4)
Two years more than one-third his current age is ⅓x+2
