Please help urgent easy question,just no 8
2 answers:
Answer:
Tanya is 14; Ruby is 11.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let T represent Tanya's current age and let R represent Ruby's current age.
We know that their ages add up to 25. So:
8 years <em>ago</em>, Tanya was twice as old as Ruby. In other words, Tanya's current age <em>minus </em>8 is the same as Ruby's current age minus 8 times 2. So:
We have a system of equations. We can solve by substitution. From the first equation, subtract R from both sides:
Substitute this into the second equation:
On the left, subtract. On the right, distribute:
Add 16 to both sides. The right side cancels:
Add R to both sides. The left cancels:
Divide both sides by 3:
So, Ruby is currently 11 years old.
So, Tanya is currently 25-11 or 14 years old.
Check:
8 years ago, Ruby was 11-8 or 3 years old.
8 years ago, Tanya is 14-8 or 6 years old.
Tanya's age of 6 is 2 times Ruby's age of 3 so our answer is correct.
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Answer 1; Angles forming a linear sum to 180°
Answer 2; Substitution
Answer 3; Definition of perpendicular lines
Step-by-step explanation:
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1. ∠SWT ≅ ∠TWU Given
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3. m∠SWT + m∠SWT = 180° Substitution
4. m∠SWT = 90° Algebra
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