The math teacher asked Edith, “How old are you?” “Sixty years less than five times my brother’s age,” she answered. “That doesn’

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t help me,” replied the teacher. “Yes, it does,” said Edith, “He and I are twins!” How old is Edith?

2 answers:

nlexa [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-12T17:05:11+03:00

nlexa [21]2 years ago

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Edith is 15 years old and so is her twin brother. Hope this helps!

Citrus2011 [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-09-12T14:55:05+03:00

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Answer:

15 years

Step-by-step explanation:

Let e represent Edith's age. Then e also represents her brother's age.

Then:

e = 5e - 60.

Consolidating the e terms, we get 60 = 4e. Thus, e = 15.

Edith is 15 years old. So is her brother.