Question

Alvin's age is two times Elga's age. The sum of their ages is 69. What is Elga's age?

Answer 1

Answer:

23

Step-by-step explanation:

69 divided be 3

= 23

step 2

23 + 23 = 46 ( Alvin age)

step 3

69 -46= 23 Elga age

Answer 2

Answer:

Elga's age is 23

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this, we need to make our equation.

2x+x=69

In this equation, 2x is Alvin's age, while Elga's age is x. The 69 is the sum of their ages.

Combine the like terms in this equation.

3x=69

Divide both sides by 3

3/3x=69/3

x=23

Elga's age is 23, but we still need to check to make sure we are correct.

To do this, plug in 23 for x.

2(23)+23=69

46+23=69

69=69

Do we get a true statement? Yes, so we are correct.