ary2100 ary2100
  • 23-02-2016
  • Mathematics
contestada

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

Respuesta :

apologiabiology
apologiabiology apologiabiology
  • 23-02-2016
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
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

what is 2/9+1/3= i need it for for my homework
A metallurgist has one alloy containing 34% copper another containing 48% copper. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 46 pounds of the third alloy
Which incident caused the United States to declare war on Spain in 1898?
You are a PhD student and your supervisor Prof. Harry, has recently published the results of his publicly funded research project with the intention to commerci
Cultural divergence would best be defined as A. the mixing of two cultures that have never had direct contact with one another, B. the changing of cultural trai
A​ 35-year-old female has just eaten lobster and is now complaining of​ itchy, watery eyes. Her blood pressure is beginning to​ fall, but she denies difficulty
A jet plane at take-off can produce a sound of intensity 9.70 W/m2 at 30.3 m away. But you prefer the tranquil sound of normal conversation, which is 1.0μW/m2.
y equals 3/8 * + 12 write the equation in standard form using integers​
Explain why the atomic radius of aluminium is smaller than that of sodium.
N2(g) + 202(g) + 16.2 kcal → 2NO2(g) Is it endothermic or exothermic?