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hichkok12 [17]
3 years ago
15

Katie is twice as old as her sister Mara. The sum of their ages is 24. Find their ages.

Mathematics
1 answer:
Alenkasestr [34]3 years ago
4 0
So k=katie's' age
m=mara's age

k is 2 times as old as m
k=2m

sum is 24
add means sum
k+m=24

so we have
k+m=24 and
k=2m
subsitute
2m+m=24
add
3m=24
divide both sides by 3
m=8
subsitute again
k=2m
k=2(8)
k=16

katie=16
mara=8
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