Equations:
m = k + 5
k = s + 2
m + k + s = 30
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Substitute for "m" and for "s"::
k+5 + k + k-2 = 30
3k +3 = 30
3k = 27
Kirsty has 9 marbles
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Mina has 9+5 = 14 marbles
Seb has 9-2 = 7 marbles
Answer:
1210 acres
Step-by-step explanation:
Given data
let the old farmland be x acres
new farmland = 968 acres
therefore
let us find 20% of the old farmland
=20/100x
=0.2x
Hence
968+0.2x=x
collect like terms
968=x-0.2x
968=0.8x
x= 968/0.8
x=1210 acres
(3,3) is the point in which the 2 lines intersect
The ages are consecutive even numbers.
The youngest child is (x+3) years old.
Every even number is 2 more than the one before it.
So the three ages are
(x + 3), (x + 5), and (x + 7).
Their sum is x+3 + x+5 + x+7 = 3x + 15
But we're told that their sum is 42, so we can write
3x + 15 = 42 <== the equation
Subtract 15 from each side: 3x = 27
Divide each side by 3 : x = 9 <== the solution
So the three ages are 12, 14, and 16.
The oldest child is 16 years old.
