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Vedmedyk [2.9K]
3 years ago
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In a film, an actor played an elderly uncle character is criticized for marrying a woman when he is 3 times her age. He wittily

replies, "Ah, but in 18 years time I shall only be twice her age." How old are the uncle and the woman?
Mathematics
1 answer:
yanalaym [24]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:the uncle is 54 years old.

The woman is 18 years old

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the age of the uncle.

Let y represent the age of the woman that he married.

In the film, an actor played an elderly uncle character is criticized for marrying a woman when he is 3 times her age. This means that

x = 3y

He wittily replies, "Ah, but in 18 years time I shall only be twice her age. It means that

x + 18 = 2(y + 18)

x + 18 = 2y + 36 - - - - - - - - - - 1

Substituting x = 3y into equation 1, it becomes

3y + 18 = 2y + 36

3y - 2y = 36 - 18

y = 18

x = 3y = 3 × 18

x = 54

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