A 32 year old mother realized that her age is twice the sum of her two children ages. Her son Jose is two years older than her d

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konstantin123 [22]

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A 32 year old mother realized that her age is twice the sum of her two children ages. Her son Jose is two years older than her d

aughter sophia how old are sophia (x) and Jose (y) ? help me and explain me pls

Mathematics

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Studentka2010 [4] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-26T08:07:15+03:00

Studentka2010 [4]2 years ago

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jose is 9 and Sophia is 7 because 32 divided by 2= 16 and 9+7=16 and jose is 2 years older so he has to be nine and she is seven!!! hahaha I figured it out finally

jenyasd209 [6] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-26T06:42:44+03:00

jenyasd209 [6]2 years ago

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Again, guess and test should work perfectly fine. Since 2(x+y)=32, x+y = 16. Because y-2 =x, y could be = 9 and x = 7. Hope that help!