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  • 02-12-2019
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Alvin’s age is three times Elga’s age. The sum of their ages is 20. What is Elga’s age?

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Yang100
Yang100 Yang100
  • 02-12-2019

Answer:

Elga's age is 5.

Step-by-step explanation:

3x=y

x+y=20

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x+3x=20

4x=20

x=20/4

x=5

3(5)=15

y=15

x=5, y=15

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maddiebadass maddiebadass
  • 02-12-2019

A = Alvin's age
E = Elga's age

Given:

A = 2E
A + E = 48

Just solve the 2 equations above. Plug A = 2E into the bottom equation and get

2E + E = 48
E = 48/3 = 16

Then A = 2E = 2*16 = 32

Alvin is 32, Elga is 16.
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